By the end of the Parnell administration, there was one woman judge out of 17 on the Anchorage Superior Court.   And that judge (Cathy Easter) wasn't a new woman judge, but a former district court judge.  This was NOT because women didn't apply for the Anchorage Superior Court.  If Parnell had actually looked at the AJC polls and rankings, Sid Billingsley would be a superior court judge right now. 

The top ranked applicant in the Alaska Judicial Council poll was Susan Carney.  In order for another (male) candidate to be chosen, the governor would have to choose one whom all the persons polled rated as less qualified for the position than Susan Carney.  This was a common occurrence in the Parnell administration. 

Don't you think the most qualified applicant should get the job even if she's a woman?