Biden Flips Second Circuit Court to Majority Democratic With Latest Confirmation

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the economy and the Labor Department's September jobs report in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building's South Court Auditorium at the White House in Washington, on Oct. 8, 2021. Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters

The Biden administration this week flipped the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit to a majority of Democratic-appointed judges.

Judge Beth Robinson, who previously served on the Vermont Supreme Court, was confirmed by the Senate in a 51–45 vote, with Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) breaking with their party to support Robinson’s nomination.