[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 89 (Wednesday, May 22, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S3820]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          JUDICIAL NOMINATIONS

  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, now on judges, a much better note, today, 
the Senate reaches a significant milestone: 200 judges confirmed to 
lifetime appointments under President Biden and this very proud 
Democratic majority: 200 judges who are restoring balance in excellence 
to our courts, 200 judges who are increasing the diversity and dynamism 
of our judiciary, 200 judges who are committed to applying the law 
fairly, impartially, equally. Of those 200 judges--I am so proud--127 
are women; 125 are people of color, both traditionally underrepresented 
demographics on the bench. We are making our courts look more like 
America. It is not just going to be male White partners in fancy law 
firms. It is much more diverse, and the bench is better for it. It is 
something we can all be proud of.
  Mr. President, 127 women, 125 people of color, over twice as many 
women, and more than three times as many people of color have been 
confirmed under the last administration. We have confirmed more Black 
judges, more Latino judges, more Asian-American judges. We confirmed 
the first Muslim-American man and woman on the bench, the first Navajo 
Federal judge, the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court, of 
course, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.
  We have confirmed more judges who have served as public defenders and 
civil rights lawyers and consumer lawyers and immigration lawyers and 
labor lawyers; again, not just partners of big law firms. We have 
confirmed more judges, in other words, who embody the very ideal of 
America, a place where the rule of law is protected, where the rights 
of all are honored, and where everyone--everyone--gets a fair shake.
  I commend Chairman Durbin. I commend the Judiciary Committee for 
their great work processing judges in and out of our committee. I 
commend President Biden for nominating so many of these people and 
working with our Senate colleagues as to who would be best from their 
States and regions.
  Senate Democrats are very proud of our record. We are proud of our 
judges, and we will keep going.

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