The Senate on Tuesday confirmed the 12th openly LGBTQ person to the federal bench since President Biden took office, the most of any presidential administration.



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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.

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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…

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

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

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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.

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Biden Breaks Record With 12th 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 …

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

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…

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

The U.S. Senate voted 52-41 on Tuesday to confirm Mary Kay Costello as a judge for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, thereby setting a record for the number of LGBTQ federal judicial appointments made under the Biden-Harris administration, 12. The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights says less than three percent of the country’s nearly 900 federal judges are LGBTQ. Until this week, the Obama-Biden admin…

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Biden-Harris administration sets record for number of confirmed LGBTQ judges

The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed Mary Kay Costello as a judge for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

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Yesterday, in a historic moment for judicial diversity, the U.S. Senate confirmed Mary Kay Costello to serve as a district court judge in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania by a vote of 52-41. Judge Costello, a military veteran, is the 12th openly LGBTQ+ judicial nominee to be confirmed under the Biden administration. This landmark confirmation...

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Lambda Legal Applauds Historic Senate Confirmation: 12th LGBTQ+ Judge Confirmed Under Biden Administration

Washington, D.C. — Yesterday, in a historic moment for judicial diversity, the U.S. Senate confirmed Mary Kay Costello to serve as a district court judge in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania by a vote of 52-41. Judge Costello, a military veteran, is the 12th openly LGBTQ+ judicial nominee to be confirmed under the Biden administration. This landmark confirmation solidifies President Biden’s record of having more LGBTQ+ judges confirmed than a…

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

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