Abudu is now the first African American woman, second woman of color,
and only the third African American from Georgia to serve as judge on
the circuit court.

Friend,

The U.S. Senate made history yesterday by confirming Nancy Abudu to
serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit. Abudu is now
the first African American woman, second woman of color, and only the
third African American from Georgia to serve as judge on the circuit
court. The circuit has appellate jurisdiction over federal cases
originating in Alabama, Florida, and Georgia.

Most recently, Nancy Abudu was the director of strategic litigation at
the SPLC, leading a team of legal and technical experts to advance a
wide array of civil and human rights issues.?She established the
SPLC voting rights practice group - a team dedicated to
strengthening our democracy and protecting the voting rights of
communities of color and other disenfranchised
groups.?Throughout her career, Abudu has litigated a variety of
civil rights cases in federal and state courts, including challenging
state felon disenfranchisement and proof of citizenship and voter
photo ID laws and defending people with disabilities, religious
freedom, and access to health care.

"Today's historic Senate confirmation of Nancy Abudu to
the 11th Circuit affirms what we have always known - that Nancy
is an extraordinarily qualified and experienced jurist who is
committed to the U.S. Constitution and upholding the fundamental
rights of all people," said Margaret Huang, president and CEO of
the Southern Poverty Law Center and SPLC Action Fund. "She has a
brilliant legal mind and will bring the fairness and intellectual
rigor this judgeship demands."

From Nancy Abudu to Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, we celebrate this
movement toward a judiciary that is diverse in background and
professional experience - and we urge the Senate to continue
advancing historic nominees. We know that justice is best served when
judges reflect our multiracial, diverse democracy. 

In solidarity,

Your friends at the Southern Poverty Law Center

 


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