Biden wants to put a Black woman on the Supreme Court, putting spotlight on lack of diversity in

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lower courts

WASHINGTON – An expected wave of retiring judges will give President Joe Biden a chance to address a startling lack of diversity on the federal bench, advocates say, a shift that eventually could have implications for future nominees to the Supreme Court.

Biden repeatedly promised during his presidential campaign to name a Black woman to the nation's highest court for the first time in history if a seat opens on his watch. But that commitment has drawn attention to a lack of Black women on U.S. appeals courts – the pool from which Supreme Court justices usually are drawn.

With several high-profile federal judges announcing in recent weeks that they will step away from active service, Biden will face enormous pressure to not only make good on his promise of a historic Supreme Court nomination but also to bring a degree of racial balance to the lower courts where the vast majority of federal cases are decided.

Four Black women serve as appeals court judges out of 179 judgeships – all of them older than 65, according to the Federal Judicial Center, the research arm of the federal court system. There are 35 Black female federal district court judges, according to the center's data, just more than 5% of the total number of judges.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-wants-to-put-a-black-woman-on-the-supreme-court-putting-spotlight-on-lack-of-diversity-in-lower-courts/ar-BB1dKXe2?li=BB141NW3&ocid=DELLDHP

[Kitchari]

1. Put Michelle Obama on the Supreme Court

That would be a nice start

[Pachamama]

3. I agree!!!!

That would be fantastic...

[WhiskeyGrinder]

7. Let her live.

[jimfields33]

9. I highly doubt she'd want to, but if she did, she'd be perfect!

[Kingofalldems]

17. How do you know?

[NurseJackie]

10. I believe others are more qualified that she.

[Pachamama]

2. I vote for Stacey Plaskett for SCOTUS

She is awesome

[blm]

4. Cheri Beasley of NC

[NewJeffCT]

5. I strongly suspect the nominee will be Leondra Kruger

44 years old & already on the California Supreme Court for 6 years. Was Deputy Solicitor General for several years under Obama before that.

Undergrad was magna cum laude from Harvard, JD from Yale where she was Editor In Chief of the Yale Law Review.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leondra_Kruger

https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2020-04-02/biden-says-he-will-put-a-black-woman-on-supreme-court-this-california-justice-is-a-leading-candidate

[Horse with no Name]

11. If a white man had that resume

Many would already know the name.
She sounds like an excellent choice

[NewJeffCT]

14. she's definitely more qualified

than Amy Coney Barrett.

[AwakeAtLast]

12. Would be a wise choice!

Continuing some Obama legacy with that pick!

[hlthe2b]

6. I'd bet the dynamics with Thomas would be ... interesting.

I'm all for it

[diane in sf]

8. Let's put about three Black women on the court and a few Buddhists, Hindus, and atheists.

[lunatica]

13. I'm all for it

[sciencescience]

15. 82 year old liberal Supreme Court justice Stephen Breyer needs to retire before the midterms

so that this can happen.

[Wanderlust988]

16. He needs to retire ASAP...no later than June!

We're a heart attack away from Mitch being majority leader again. We need to use our majority fast and furious.

[Grins]

18. My FIRST thought!

And in the Senate - Diane Feinstein. NOW!
One, because she is unreliable. Two, because she often befuddled.

There is going to be an election for the formal replacement of Kamala Harris, might as well make it a double.

[BlueNProud]

19. Pick a young one Mr President