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President Biden Announces Intent to Nominate 11 Judicial Candidates
from The White HouseThese nominees consist of attorneys who have excelled in the legal field in a wide range of positions, including as renowned jurists, public defenders, prosecutors, in the private sector, in the military, and as public servants at all levels of government.
This group also includes groundbreaking nominees, including three African American women chosen for Circuit Court vacancies, as well as candidates who, if confirmed, would be the first Muslim American federal judge in U.S. history, the first AAPI woman to ever serve on the U.S. District Court for the District of D.C., and the first woman of color to ever serve as a federal judge for the District of Maryland.
Statement from President Joseph R. Biden, Jr.:
“This trailblazing slate of nominees draws from the very best and brightest minds of the American legal profession. Each is deeply qualified and prepared to deliver justice faithfully under our Constitution and impartially to the American people — and together they represent the broad diversity of background, experience, and perspective that makes our nation strong.”
This group also includes groundbreaking nominees, including three African American women chosen for Circuit Court vacancies, as well as candidates who, if confirmed, would be the first Muslim American federal judge in U.S. history, the first AAPI woman to ever serve on the U.S. District Court for the District of D.C., and the first woman of color to ever serve as a federal judge for the District of Maryland.
Statement from President Joseph R. Biden, Jr.:
“This trailblazing slate of nominees draws from the very best and brightest minds of the American legal profession. Each is deeply qualified and prepared to deliver justice faithfully under our Constitution and impartially to the American people — and together they represent the broad diversity of background, experience, and perspective that makes our nation strong.”
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/03/30/president-biden-announces-intent-to-nominate-11-judicial-candidates/
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson: Nominee for the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Tiffany Cunningham: Nominee for the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Candace Jackson-Akiwumi: Nominee for the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Judge Deborah Boardman: Nominee for the United States District Court for the District of Maryland
Judge Lydia Griggsby: Nominee for the United States District Court for the District of Maryland
Julien Neals: Nominee for the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
Judge Florence Y. Pan: Nominee for the United States District Court for the District of Columbia
Judge Zahid N. Quraishi: Nominee for the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
Regina Rodriguez: Nominee for the United States District Court for the District of Colorado
Margaret Strickland: Nominee for the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico
Judge Rupa Ranga Puttagunta: Nominee for the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
From The Washington Post:
U.S. District Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the influential appeals court in Washington to succeed Merrick Garland as part of the largest and earliest batch of court picks by a new administration in decades.
Jackson, often considered a contender to be the first Black woman on the Supreme Court, is among Biden’s 11 nominations that include three Black women for appeals court vacancies and the first Muslim American to serve on a District Court. The group is designed to send a message about the administration’s desire for more diversity on the federal bench and how rapidly the president wants to put his mark on it.
Biden previously pledged to name the first Black woman to the high court, and his picks signal an early departure from the Trump administration, which successfully reshaped the federal courts with nominees who were overwhelmingly White and male...
The average age of Biden’s first picks is 48, allowing the judges to serve for decades if confirmed.
Jackson, often considered a contender to be the first Black woman on the Supreme Court, is among Biden’s 11 nominations that include three Black women for appeals court vacancies and the first Muslim American to serve on a District Court. The group is designed to send a message about the administration’s desire for more diversity on the federal bench and how rapidly the president wants to put his mark on it.
Biden previously pledged to name the first Black woman to the high court, and his picks signal an early departure from the Trump administration, which successfully reshaped the federal courts with nominees who were overwhelmingly White and male...
The average age of Biden’s first picks is 48, allowing the judges to serve for decades if confirmed.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/legal-issues/biden-judicial-nominees-ketanji--brown-jackson/2021/03/29/38efad34-7773-11eb-8115-9ad5e9c02117_story.html
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I just copied the image, but maybe google images has that somewhere. 
And I'm not graphics person, either! 
