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President Joe Biden tapped two women with experience as public defenders to serve on federal appellate courts Wednesday, nominating a Connecticut federal judge to the Second Circuit and the public defender of Rhode Island to the First Circuit, according to a White House announcement.
President Joe Biden tapped two women with experience as public defenders to serve on federal appellate courts Wednesday, nominating a Connecticut federal judge to the Second Circuit and the public defender of Rhode Island to the First Circuit, according to a White House announcement.
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson marked her historic confirmation as the first Black woman to join the U.S. Supreme Court at a White House ceremony Friday, thanking those who broke barriers before her and noting her pride at joining the court just one generation removed from parents who grew up under segregation.
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson marked her historic confirmation as the first Black woman to join the Supreme Court at a White House ceremony Friday, thanking those who broke barriers before her and noting her pride at joining the court just one generation removed from parents who grew up under segregation.
A group of Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday introduced legislation requiring the U.S. Supreme Court to adopt a code of conduct for justices and establishing new methods of transparency for federal courts, including disclosure of recusal decisions and live video of all appellate and high court proceedings.