President Biden celebrated Thursday hitting the milestone of confirming 175 federal judges since he took office roughly three years ago.
He made “diversity” a priority in his appointments, including the first Black female justice to the Supreme Court, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, who replaced retired Justice Stephen G. Breyer in 2022.
More than 65% of his judicial appointments have been women and/or racial minorities.
“I’m particularly proud that these judges reflect the diversity that is our country’s strength. They come from every corner of the legal profession – they were prosecutors, defense attorneys, civil rights lawyers, and advocates for women’s reproductive freedoms,” Mr. Biden said.
“And we have confirmed more Black women to life-tenured federal judgeships than any previous administration in history,” he said.
By this same period in his administration, former President Donald Trump had confirmed 186 district, circuit and Supreme Court justices in total.
Mr. Biden and Senate Democrats still have roughly two dozen pending judicial nominees.
• Alex Swoyer can be reached at aswoyer@washingtontimes.com.
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