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Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, accompanied by President Biden and Vice President Harris, walks out to speak during an event celebrating the confirmation of Jackson as the first Black woman on the Supreme Court on the South Lawn of the White House on April 8, 2022. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed two women of color as President Biden's 200th and 201st judicial nominees, a significant milestone for Democratic and White House efforts to diversify and remake a federal court system that grew increasingly conservative under President Donald Trump.
Magistrate Judge Angela Martinez, a Latina who previously served as an assistant U.S. attorney, was approved to become a federal judge in the District of Arizona in a 66-28 vote, with 45 Democrats, three independents and 18 Republicans supporting her nomination.
Dena M. Coggins, who is Black and Asian American, was confirmed as a federal judge in the Eastern District of California, 50-44, with yes votes from 46 Democrats, two independents and two Republicans.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/05/22/biden-200-judges-confirmed-diversity/
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