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(57,378 posts) Thu Aug 5, 2021, 10:56 AM Aug 2021

Biden touts LGBTQ diversity in announcing sixth round of judicial nominees

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Source: CNN

Biden touts LGBTQ diversity in announcing sixth round of judicial nominees

By Betsy Klein and Phil Mattingly, CNN
Updated 10:37 AM EDT, Thu August 05, 2021

(CNN) -- President Joe Biden on Thursday announced four judicial nominees, including two barrier-breaking nominations of LGBTQ judges, marking his sixth round of judicial nominees since taking office as his administration seeks to maintain a rapid pace of nominations and confirmations.

The new slate includes three nominees to the federal bench and one nominee to the DC Court of Appeals and brings Biden's total to 35 judicial nominees, with the White House touting "unparalleled speed" on the matter.

The White House noted continued diversity in Biden's picks, including Justice Beth Robinson of Vermont, who would be the first LGBTQ woman to serve on a federal circuit court if confirmed by the Senate for the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

US District Court nominee for the District of Colorado Charlotte Sweeney would be the first LGBTQ federal judge in Colorado if confirmed, plus the first LGBTQ woman to serve as a federal district court judge in any state west of the Mississippi River, per the White House.

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CNN's Tierney Sneed and Kate Sullivan contributed to this report.

Read more: https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2021/08/05/politics/biden-judicial-nominees/index.html

I was hoping for a better source, but the news stories about the nominations just aren't there yet.

There wasn't a news source for this at first, just the WH PR piece. Here's what that looked like:

President Biden Names Sixth Round of Judicial Nominees

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/08/05/president-biden-names-sixth-round-of-judicial-nominees/

BRIEFING ROOM

President Biden Names Sixth Round of Judicial Nominees

AUGUST 05, 2021 STATEMENTS AND RELEASES

As he continues to move at an historic pace with respect to judicial nominees, the President is announcing three new candidates for the federal bench and one new nominee to the D.C. Court of Appeals, all of whom are extraordinarily qualified, experienced, and devoted to the rule of law and our Constitution.

These choices also continue to fulfill the President's promise to ensure that the nation's courts reflect the diversity that is one of our greatest assets as a country -- both in terms of personal and professional backgrounds.

For example, this slate includes:

-- A woman currently serving as Vermont's first openly LGBT Supreme Court justice, who would also be the first openly LGBT woman to serve on any federal circuit court.
-- A woman who would be the first openly LGBT federal judge in Colorado and the first openly LGBT woman to serve as a federal district court judge in any state west of the Mississippi.

This is President Biden's sixth round of names for federal judicial positions, bringing the number of announced federal judicial nominees to 35.

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