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The Good News
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On February 14th, the Senate confirmed President Biden’s 100th judge to the federal bench. This is a remarkable accomplishment. With a total of 105 confirmations, the Biden administration has had more judges confirmed at this point in his term than during the Trump, Obama, and Bush administrations. President Biden has made important progress in ensuring that the federal judiciary not only looks more like the nation as a whole, but also includes judges from professional backgrounds that have been historically underrepresented on the bench.

In the couple of weeks leading up to the current recess, we saw many historic confirmations. For example, Gina Méndez-Miró [[link removed]] , Biden’s 100th confirmed judge, will be the first openly LGBTQ+ person to join the District Court for Puerto Rico. Cindy Chung [[link removed]] will be the first Asian American judge to serve on the Third Circuit. Daniel Calabretta [[link removed]] will be first openly LGBTQ+ judge to serve on the Eastern District of California. Ana Reyes [[link removed]] will be the first Latina and openly LGBTQ+ person to serve on the D.C. District Court.
Last week, the Senate Judiciary Committee also held a hearing. Among others, the lineup included Marian Gaston [[link removed]] (S.D. Cal.), Mónica Ramírez Almadani [[link removed]] (C.D. Cal.), and Jeffrey Irvine Cummings [[link removed]] (N.D. Ill.). We celebrate Chairman Durbin and the entire SJC for expeditiously moving nominations. We look forward to the White House continuing to nominate highly qualified, demographically, and professionally diverse candidates to fill the remaining 110 federal court vacancies. Additionally, while some attendance issues loom, there are 32 nominees awaiting a full Senate vote. We are eager to see Senate leadership continue to prioritize confirmations in the months ahead.
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What's Next
Next Tuesday, Feb. 28th, the Supreme Court is set to hear a pair of cases [[link removed]] that will determine the fate of President Biden’s plan to provide much-needed relief to millions of Americans who are struggling under the crushing weight of the $1.7 trillion student loan debt crisis and help mitigate the economic harms posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. AFJ and our coalition partners are hosting the People’s Rally for Student Debt Cancellation [[link removed]] , in front of the Supreme Court from 8AM to Noon ET. AFJ President Rakim Brooks will be one of the speakers—we hope to see you there! Please RSVP [[link removed]] and join in the fight to defend cancelling student loan debt.
Additionally, in celebration of Women’s History Month, our President Rakim Brooks will host a conversation with Slate ’s senior legal correspondent Dahlia Lithwick about her book Lady Justice: Women, the Law, and the Battle to Save America . This edition of Holding Court will happen on Twitter Spaces! Please join Rakim and Dahlia on Tuesday, March 14 at 12pm ET by going to our Twitter page @AFJustice to listen in. You don’t need a Twitter account to be a p art of the event, but if you have one, you can sign up for a reminder to attend here [[link removed]] .

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