People For Member,
I’m writing to let you know about one of President Biden’s most important judicial nominees yet, who has her Judiciary Committee hearing TODAY and is almost guaranteed to come under attack by the Far Right.
Myrna Pérez, nominated to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, is a widely renowned expert on the right to vote and directs the Brennan Center's Voting Rights and Elections Program.
Our right to vote is under assault with racist voter suppression laws in the states, and exacerbating the problem, our federal courts now reflect Trump and McConnell’s four-year crusade to stack the bench with far-right ideologues, including many anti-voter judges.
It’s critical that we undo the harm done by Trump and McConnell to our judicial branch by confirming fair-minded Biden nominees – especially a stellar nominee like Myrna Pérez who understands the central importance of the right to vote in our democracy.
Will you help us get to 15,000 signatures to the Senate by the end of the week calling for the swift confirmation of Myrna Pérez?
In addition to nominating one third of the current Supreme Court, Donald Trump also nominated a full 30% of active appeals court judges![1]
Trump nominated HALF of the active judges who now sit on the 13-seat Second Circuit. With three current vacancies, we have the chance to shift the balance of this powerful court by confirming fair-minded jurists who respect democracy and will uphold Americans’ constitutional rights.[2]
Myrna Pérez is such a nominee. She would also be the first Latina to sit on the Second Circuit Court of Appeals since now-Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor. Between that and her professional background and record, having important perspectives represented on the Second Circuit would be a major win for diversity on the bench.
Now more than ever our judiciary needs Pérez’s deep understanding of the law and its impact on peoples’ lives; the Senate must confirm her right away.
Sign now to tell the Senate: confirm Myrna Pérez to the Second Circuit >>
Thank you for everything you do. Let’s keep up the fight!
-- Ben Jealous, President
[1] “How Trump compares with other recent presidents in appointing federal judges.” (Pew Research Center, 1/13/201)
[2] “United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.” (Ballotpedia, 7/12/201)
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