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President Obama Has Now Quadrupled The Number Of Openly Gay Judges On The Federal Bench
Earlier this afternoon, the Senate confirmed Judge Michael Fitzgerald to a federal court in California by a 91-6 vote. Fitzgerald is President Obama’s fourth openly gay nominee to the federal courts, although one of these four nominees, attorney Edward DuMont, withdrew his nomination last year in frustration over Senate Republican obstructionism. The other two out [...]
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Obama Nominee Would Be First Openly Gay Federal Court of Appeals Judge
Since taking office, President Obama has quadrupled the number of openly gay judges on the federal bench — although this is as much a testament to America’s long legacy of discrimination as it is to Obama’s commitment to diversity. ... Read Post
Senate Confirms Rising Star, Could Be Next SCOTUS Nominee
The U.S. Senate on Thursday unanimously confirmed Sri Srinivasan to be a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit by a vote of 97-0, and he should already be considered someone on President Obama’s sho... Read Post
President Obama To Nominate Fourth Openly Gay Judge
President Obama will nominate Michael Fitzgerald, an openly gay man, to a federal court in California. Fitzgerald will be Obama’s fourth openly gay judicial nominee — although only one of these four has made it through the U.S. Sena... Read Post