Out Judge Alison Nathan Appointed to Court of Appeals
On Wednesday, the U.S. Senate voted 52-45 to elevate Alison Nathan to the New York-based 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, making her only the second openly LGBT+ woman to serve on a federal appeals court.
The vote was mainly on party lines. However, Senate Republicans Susan Collins of Maine, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, and John Kennedy of Louisiana voted for her appointment.
Nathan was nominated by President Joe Biden, having been recommended by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, who previously advised President Barack Obama in 2011 to make her a district judge. Nathan is the fourth judge nominated by Biden to win confirmation to the 2nd Circuit. She follows Beth Robinson who became the first LGBTQ+ woman to serve on the federal appeals court when she was confirmed last year.
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