Biden Announces 11 Judicial Nominees
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On Tuesday, President Biden announced his first slate of 11 federal judicial nominees. While left-leaning articles highlight that Biden’s first slate of federal judicial nominees are racially diverse and overwhelmingly female, right-leaning articles highlight that Biden’s first slate of judicial nominees includes three judges to the federal courts of appeals, igniting speculation about possible future nominees to the Supreme Court.
A left-leaning article by The Washington Post highlights that Biden’s first slate of federal judicial nominees are racially diverse and overwhelmingly female. The White House said that Biden’s choices reflect his belief that the courts should reflect the “full diversity of the American people.”
The Hill published a centrist article reporting that Biden is nominating judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, who has served on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia since being nominated by President Obama in 2013. Biden’s first group of 11 judicial nominees include several women and people of color including Judge Florence Y. Pan, an associate judge on the Superior Court for D.C.
A right-leaning article by Fox News highlights that Biden’s first slate of judicial nominees includes three judges to the federal courts of appeals, igniting speculation about possible future nominees to the Supreme Court. D.C. Circuit judges who were elevated to the Supreme Court in the past include Justice Brett Kavanaugh and Chief Justice John Roberts.