November 3rd 2023.
President Joe Biden has added to the record number of Black female federal judges nominated by nominating Judge Julie S. Sneed for the U.S. district courts in the Middle District of Florida and Judge Jacquelyn D. Austin for the District of South Carolina.
In a White House press release of Nov. 1, the president's 41st round of federal judicial nominees were referred to as “extraordinarily qualified, experienced, and devoted to the rule of law and our Constitution.”
Judge Sneed has served as a U.S. magistrate judge for the Middle District of Florida since June 2015 and earned a Juris Doctor from Florida State University College of Law. Judge Austin has been a U.S. magistrate judge for the District of South Carolina since 2011 and earned a Juris Doctor from the University of South Carolina School of Law.
Stephen Benjamin, director of the White House Office of Public Engagement and a senior adviser to the president, told TheGrio, “The Biden-Harris administration continues to set records when it comes to professional and demographic diversity.”
A total of 32 Black females have been appointed by Biden and confirmed by the Senate for lifelong judgeships, including Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Ketanji Brown Jackson. The Washington Informer reported that two-thirds of the 148 life-tenured federal judges confirmed identify as BIPOC or women. This demonstrates the present administration’s commitment to diversity.
White House officials said in a release, “These choices also continue to fulfill the president’s promise to ensure that the nation’s courts reflect the diversity that is one of our greatest assets as a country — both in terms of personal and professional backgrounds.”
The other three nominees announced in the White House press release were Judge Jacqueline Becerra, Judge Melissa Damian, and David S. Leibowitz, all for the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
President Joe Biden has made history with his record number of Black female federal judges nominated. These remarkable nominees are highly experienced, devoted to the rule of law and the Constitution, and demonstrate the present administration’s commitment to diversity. With these five new nominees, the United States District Court will be strengthened and balanced for generations to come.
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