[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 186 (Thursday, November 9, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S5438]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                          Judicial Nominations

  Mr. President, now on nominations, earlier this week, I am proud to 
say--really proud to say--that the Senate majority confirmed the 
hundredth woman to the Federal bench since President Biden took office, 
and I am equally proud to say it was the 150th judge overall.
  Today, the Senate will hit two more significant milestones. After we 
confirm Monica Almadani and Brandy McMillion today, this Senate 
majority will have confirmed 50 Black judges and 100 people of color to 
the bench. Democrats are making our courts look more like America. This 
majority has confirmed more women, more Black people, more people of 
color to the bench than any full first term of any previous President. 
That is a record to be proud of.
  Under President Trump, just 16 percent of judicial nominees were 
people of color. Under President Biden and this Senate majority, 100 of 
the now more than 150 judges have been people of color.
  And yesterday, the Senate confirmed Ramon Reyes as a district judge 
for the Eastern District of New York. Judge Reyes is now the only male 
Federal judge of Puerto Rican descent and the second Hispanic man to 
ever sit on the Eastern District. Judge Reyes is a truly outstanding 
jurist who will be an excellent addition to the Eastern District. I was 
proud to recommend his nomination to President Biden and even prouder 
to see him confirmed yesterday.