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NullTuples

(6,017 posts) Wed May 17, 2023, 08:18 PM May 2023

11th Circuit Court is about to get its first Black woman judge!

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Nancy Abudu closure vote to be the first African-American woman on the #EleventhCircuit ongoing on #USSenate floor.
Presently 46-48.
1h ago

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48-48 now.
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Coons on his way back to DC to break the tie and Harris is on standby.
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The eleventh has jurisdiction over the following:

Middle District of Alabama
Northern District of Alabama
Southern District of Alabama
Middle District of Florida
Northern District of Florida
Southern District of Florida
Middle District of Georgia
Northern District of Georgia
Southern District of Georgia

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11th Circuit Court is about to get its first Black woman judge! (Original Post) NullTuples May 2023 OP

Once confirmed, he will be Biden's 34th judge appointed to an appeals court. BlueCheeseAgain May 2023 #1

She. nt hippywife May 2023 #2

You're right, of course. BlueCheeseAgain May 2023 #3

keep appointing!! BlueWaveNeverEnd May 2023 #4

BlueCheeseAgain

(1,654 posts)

1. Once confirmed, he will be Biden's 34th judge appointed to an appeals court.

Reply to NullTuples (Original post)

Wed May 17, 2023, 08:53 PM

May 2023

So far, Biden has appointed 128 judges-- 1 Supreme Court justice, 33 appeals court judges, and 94 district court judges.

About three-quarters have been women, 67 percent are minorities, and about half are both women and minorities.