The Quickie: They're Confirming Judges, Honey: Senate Surpasses 200 Judge Confirmation Milestone Under the Biden Admin
For Immediate Release: May 23, 2024
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Welcome to “The Quickie” — Planned Parenthood Action Fund’s daily tipsheet on the top health care & reproductive rights stories of the day. You can read “The Quickie'' online here.
In today’s Quickie: Senate confirms President Biden’s 200th+ judicial nomination.
THEY’RE CONFIRMING JUDGES, HONEY: SENATE SURPASSES 200 JUDGE CONFIRMATION MILESTONE UNDER THE BIDEN ADMIN: Yesterday, the Senate confirmed President Joe Biden’s 200th+ judicial nomination, a major milestone deserving of a HECK YES. Of the 200+ judges confirmed, over 60% are women (including Planned Parenthood alum Nicole Berner and reproductive rights lawyer Julie Rikelman) and nearly 40% are women of color - including the first Black woman on the Supreme Court, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.
Yassss!
With unrelenting attacks on our reproductive rights, it’s crucial to have judges committed to equal justice on our federal courts. These confirmations are a massive step forward and we must ensure this progress continues.
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