President Obama Appoints Record Number Of Women Judges To Federal Bench

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With the confirmation of Stephanie Rose as a U.S. district court judge on Monday, President Barack Obama has put 72 women on the federal bench -- the most ever appointed by a president in one term. It also ties the number former President George W. Bush had confirmed in his entire eight-year presidency, according to numbers provided by the White House.

In an 89-1 vote, the U.S. Senate voted to approve Rose as a judge in the Southern District of Iowa. She is the first woman to ever serve on this court, and it's the sixth time that Obama has put a woman on the bench for the first time in various courtrooms.

Former President Bill Clinton had the most number of female judges confirmed during his entire presidency -- 111 -- but just 61 of them were appointed in his first term.

Beyond women on the bench, Obama has had a remarkably strong record on diversifying the federal judiciary. The AP reported last year that Obama is "the first president who hasn't selected a majority of white males for lifetime judgeships."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/10/obama-women-judges-stephanie-rose_n_1792063.html

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1. just wanted to give a shout out to Jimmy Carter

He appointed 57 minorities and 41 women in his four years. At the time it was more than all his predecessors combined.

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/2012-06-15/president-carter-honored-appointing-female-minority-judges

It is a part of Carter's legacy that is often overlooked. In fairness he did get to appoint more judges in four years than most Presidents since the 9th circuit was expanded during his term but still it is a great legacy.

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2. And, two female Supreme Court Judges..one of

the many instances in which Jodi Kantor looks like an idiot for whining about Pres Obama's "woman problem" in her book.