Published 09/19/2024 8:56:00 a.m.

Senate confirms 12th LGBTQ lifetime judge under Biden, breaking Obama

Mary Kay Costello, a military veteran and former assistant U.S. Attorney, was confirmed as a federal judge on Tuesday.
The confirmation by a 52-41 vote makes her the 12th openly LGBTQ judge confirmed under President Joe Biden.
Biden's total surpasses former President Barack Obama’s record of 11 confirmed out judges during his presidency.

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Reuters

Biden makes history with 12th Senate-confirmed LGBTQ judge

President Joe Biden secured the record for the highest number of openly LGBTQ judges appointed to the bench by any president when the U.S. Senate on Tuesday voted in favor of a military vet who spent years working as a prosecutor becoming a life-tenured judge in Philadelphia.

09/18/2024 8:35:00 p.m.·United Kingdom

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The Hill

Senate confirms 12th LGBTQ lifetime judge under Biden, breaking Obama

The Senate on Tuesday confirmed the twelfth openly LGBTQ person to the federal bench since President Biden took office, the most of any presidential administration. The Democratic-controlled Senate voted 52-41 late Tuesday to confirm Mary Kay Costello, a U.S. Air Force veteran and former prosecutor who has served as an assistant U.S. attorney in Philadelphia since…

09/18/2024 4:33:13 p.m.·Washington, United States

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NBC News

Biden makes history with 12th Senate-confirmed LGBTQ judge

President Joe Biden has secured the record for the highest number of openly LGBTQ judges appointed to the bench by any president.

09/19/2024 6:29:25 p.m.·United States

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Newsmax

Biden Breaks Record With 12th LGBTQ Judge

With the confirmation of Judge Mary Kay Costello to the federal bench this week, President Joe Biden has officially had more LGBTQ people confirmed to lifetime federal judicial appointments than any other president.

09/18/2024 10:38:41 p.m.·Washington, United States

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The Advocate

Joe Biden makes history with 12th Senate-confirmed LGBTQ+ judge

Mary Kay Costello, a military veteran and former assistant U.S. attorney, was confirmed as a federal judge on Tuesday. She is the 12th out judicial nominee of President Joe Biden confirmed by the U.S. Senate, the most of any president in history.By a 52-41 vote, Costello was confirmed by the full Senate as a district court judge in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. With her confirmation, Biden surpassed former President Barack Obama’s total …

09/19/2024 4:26:39 p.m.·Los Angeles, United States

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LGBTQ Nation

Joe Biden makes history by confirming 12th LGBTQ+ judge, the most of any presidency - LGBTQ Nation

Judge Mary Kay Costello made history on Tuesday when she became the 12th Senate-confirmed LGBTQ+ judge appointed by President Joe Biden. The Senate voted 52-42 to confirm Costello after a day-long hearing. She’ll now sit on the bench of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Her confirmation helped Biden set a new record, topping both the Obama administration and Biden administration’s previously tied record of appoint…

09/19/2024 6:30:00 p.m.·S F, United States

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