Biden hits 100 judicial confirmations, outpacing Trump and Obama
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The Senate confirmed President Biden’s 100th federal judicial nominee on Tuesday, outpacing his two most recent predecessors.
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Biden's 100th confirmed judge is LGBTQ+ first for Puerto Rico
The Biden administration on Tuesday secured its 100th federal court appointment, as the U.S. Senate approved Gina Méndez-Miró as the first openly LGBTQ+ American judge to serve on the federal district court in Puerto Rico.
Senate Democrats celebrated Tuesday the confirmation of President Biden's 100th judge, touting the speed in placing progressive, diverse judges on the federal bench.
Democrats have been pushing to remake the courts after President Donald Trump successfully filled more than 200 judicial openings during his term in office.
The Senate confirmed President Biden’s 100th federal judicial nominee on Tuesday, outpacing his two most recent predecessors. Biden and Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) have led a speedy push to confirm diverse, liberal nominees in the closely divided Senate after Republicans notched several momentous legal victories enabled by their conservative judicial picks, including on…