President Joe Biden announced on March 30 his first judicial nominations, a diverse slate that shows his intention to reshape the federal bench to “reflect the full diversity of the American people,” according to a White House statement.
The White House called the nominees “groundbreaking.” Among the 11 nominees are nine women, three African American women for Circuit Court vacancies, the first Muslim American for a federal judgeship, the first appointee for the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia with an Asian American and Pacific Islander background, and the first woman of color candidate to the federal judiciary in Maryland.
