Biden continues historic diversity with 200th judge confirmed by the Senate.

[lucas80]

Almost 2/3 off Biden’s judges are women, and almost 2/3 are people of color. He also continues to select people from a wide range of legal backgrounds.

Biden Hits 'Major Milestone' In Confirmed Lifetime Federal Judges

Not only has Biden confirmed more judges than Trump had done by this point in his presidency, but he's infused the nation’s courts with astounding diversity.

www.huffpost.com

 

[Chishawk1425]

Almost 2/3 off Biden’s judges are women, and almost 2/3 are people of color. He also continues to select people from a wide range of legal backgrounds.

Biden Hits 'Major Milestone' In Confirmed Lifetime Federal Judges

Not only has Biden confirmed more judges than Trump had done by this point in his presidency, but he's infused the nation’s courts with astounding diversity.

www.huffpost.com

Unfortunately 22% of the Supreme Court is a domestic terrorist organization.

 

[ICWestfan]

Funny the Huffpo article doesn't talk about why they are qualified, only that they are "women" and "people of color".

Good times!

 

[NorthernHawkeye]

Almost 2/3 off Biden’s judges are women, and almost 2/3 are people of color. He also continues to select people from a wide range of legal backgrounds.

Biden Hits 'Major Milestone' In Confirmed Lifetime Federal Judges

Not only has Biden confirmed more judges than Trump had done by this point in his presidency, but he's infused the nation’s courts with astounding diversity.

www.huffpost.com

"2/3 off Biden’s judges are women, and almost 2/3 are people of color."

So not a reflection of America.

 

[Chishawk1425]

Funny the Huffpo article doesn't talk about why they are qualified, only that they are "women" and "people of color".

Good times!

Lol no GOP clown is worthy

 

[Whiskeydeltadeltatango]

"2/3 off Biden’s judges are women, and almost 2/3 are people of color."

So not a reflection of America.

Details.

 

[Bank of Hawk]

Remind me never to work in the public sector

 

[billanole]

Funny the Huffpo article doesn't talk about why they are qualified, only that they are "women" and "people of color".

Good times!

You could research how many are un qualified…

 

[Slappy Pappy]

"2/3 off Biden’s judges are women, and almost 2/3 are people of color."

So not a reflection of America.

"As of July 2020, the judges appointed by Trump are "85% white and 76% male; less than 5% are African-American,”

Sounds like Biden's balancing things out.

 

[St. Louis Hawk]

"As of July 2020, the judges appointed by Trump are "85% white and 76% male; less than 5% are African-American,”

So not a reflection of America?

 

[NorthernHawkeye]

"As of July 2020, the judges appointed by Trump are "85% white and 76% male; less than 5% are African-American,”

Sounds like Biden's balancing things out.

I prefer we hire the best people regardless of gender or skin color.

 

[Chishawk1425]

I prefer we hire the best people regardless of gender or skin color.

Certainly not the pale Fascist Republican trash

 

[Huey Grey]

Funny the Huffpo article doesn't talk about why they are qualified, only that they are "women" and "people of color".

Good times!

Not surprised that women justices trigger you.

 

[Huey Grey]

I prefer we hire the best people regardless of gender or skin color.

So long as that color is white.

 

[Huey Grey]

"As of July 2020, the judges appointed by Trump are "85% white and 76% male; less than 5% are African-American,”

Sounds like Biden's balancing things out.

To be fair this is the makeup of the Republican party.

 

[NorthernHawkeye]

So long as that color is white.

Don't be ridiculous. Just hire the best people. Don't block out candidates from the start just because they're not a certain gender or not a certain race.

 

[Huey Grey]

Don't be ridiculous. Just hire the best people. Don't block out candidates from the start just because they're not a certain gender or not a certain race.

Weird how the best under Trump were somehow almost all white.

 

[jneffer]

I prefer we hire the best people regardless of gender or skin color. people who are on the list provided by conservative think tanks.

 

[OrlandNole]

Funny the Huffpo article doesn't talk about why they are qualified, only that they are "women" and "people of color".

Good times!

Very telling that you assume they're unqualified simply because they're women and/or people of color.

 

[millah_22]

I prefer we hire the best people regardless of gender or skin color.

This gives off All Lives Matter vibes.

 

[NorthernHawkeye]

This gives off All Lives Matter vibes.

If that was the case, would that be wrong?

 

[ICWestfan]

Very telling that you assume they're unqualified simply because they're women and/or people of color.

Very telling HUFFPO only talks about diversity, and not how they are qualified. I didn't write the "article".

 

[jneffer]

Funny the Huffpo article doesn't talk about why they are qualified, only that they are "women" and "people of color".

Good times!

yeah...i was really expecting huffpo to provide a detailed analysis of the qualifications of 200+ federal judiciary appointments

that's definitely something a smart, reasonable person would expect to come from huffpo

 

[millah_22]

yeah...i was really expecting huffpo to provide a detailed analysis of the qualifications of 200+ federal judiciary appointments

that's definitely something a smart, reasonable person would expect to come from huffpo

Pretty safe to assume they're all qualified since right wing media isn't pumping out article after article how they aren't.

 

[Whiskeydeltadeltatango]

yeah...i was really expecting huffpo to provide a detailed analysis of the qualifications of 200+ federal judiciary appointments

that's definitely something a smart, reasonable person would expect to come from huffpo

You are truly to dumb to insult:


"Ultimately, though, the president’s goal has been to appoint “a lot of judges who were not white males,” Wheeler said. “He’s exceeded that.”"

 

[KFsdisciple]

I'm sure Joe sat down with all 200 of them and vetted them individually.

 

[jneffer]

You are truly to dumb to insult:


"Ultimately, though, the president’s goal has been to appoint “a lot of judges who were not white males,” Wheeler said. “He’s exceeded that.”"

yes...a think tank guy said that. not sure what the point is (although i do appreciate you mis-using "to" when calling me dumb...that was a nice touch)

focusing appointments on diverse (demographically or in terms of legal background, both are referenced in the article) candidates is, in my opinion, an appropriate approach with the ultimate goal of having a slate of federal judges that, when judged as a whole, reflects the diversity of america. to me that's a good thing, others disagree.

but to expect a huffpo article to do anything other than provide the most shallow, barely skimming the surface "analysis" of a subject is just not understanding what huffpo is and what they're trying to do.

 

[Whiskeydeltadeltatango]

yes...a think tank guy said that. not sure what the point is (although i do appreciate you mis-using "to" when calling me dumb...that was a nice touch)

focusing appointments on diverse (demographically or in terms of legal background, both are referenced in the article) candidates is, in my opinion, an appropriate approach with the ultimate goal of having a slate of federal judges that, when judged as a whole, reflects the diversity of america. to me that's a good thing, others disagree.

but to expect a huffpo article to do anything other than provide the most shallow, barely skimming the surface "analysis" of a subject is just not understanding what huffpo is and what they're trying to do.

What do you think the demographics of America are? What should actual representation look like?

 

[hexumhawk]

Sounds like an uneven representation at best and racist at worst.

 

[Titanhawk2]

Any of them good?

 

[lucas80]

I'm sure Joe sat down with all 200 of them and vetted them individually.

Don McGahn picked Trump's judges for him. Trump's only input was looking at a 8x11 picture of them. If he liked their looks, he signed off on them. Which is probably why the vast majority of Trump's picks were white men.
It's nice that Biden is picking a diverse set of judges, not just in gender and race, but in legal expertise. We had enough guys who all went to the same schools and pushed around papers at the same think thanks to burnish their Federalist Society credentials.

 

[lucas80]

Don't be ridiculous. Just hire the best people. Don't block out candidates from the start just because they're not a certain gender or not a certain race.

Do you think Trump picked only the best? Overwhelmingly he picked white men. Are you saying white men are inherently better candidates?

 

[KFsdisciple]

Don McGahn picked Trump's judges for him. Trump's only input was looking at a 8x11 picture of them. If he liked their looks, he signed off on them. Which is probably why the vast majority of Trump's picks were white men.
It's nice that Biden is picking a diverse set of judges, not just in gender and race, but in legal expertise. We had enough guys who all went to the same schools and pushed around papers at the same think thanks to burnish their Federalist Society credentials.

I didn't say anything about Trump's picks or Obama's picks, or make any suggestions... I just made a point that he personally couldn't likely pick one of these judges out of a line up.

 

[tarheelbybirth]

I prefer we hire the best people regardless of gender or skin color.

And your assumption is that these people are not qualified unless proven otherwise...but Trump's picks were eminently qualified as soon as he named them. Otherwise, you would have expressed the same view of his nominees.

Did you ask that of Justin Walker? Leonard Steven Grasz? In his first two years, Trump nominated more "not qualified" judges than Clinton, Bush, and Obama combined over each of their first two years. Where were you then?

 

[KFsdisciple]

Do you think Trump picked only the best? Overwhelmingly he picked white men. Are you saying white men are inherently better candidates?

Same for Trump... I doubt he personally vetted any of the judges he signed off on. Someone else did the leg work, they put paper in front of him and he signed it.

Trump got a stack of conservative leaning candidates and he signed. Joe got a stack of diverse candidates (probably all left leaning in their rulings) and he signed them.

 

[Rifler]

Do you think Trump picked only the best? Overwhelmingly he picked white men. Are you saying white men are inherently better candidates?

Probably just the easiest choice,.. When looking among the most qualified candidates, white males are normally well represented..

 

[lucas80]

Republicans are all jostled up about nominating the first female judge in Montana with tribal affiliations.
Interesting to note that the republican senator from Montana leading the fight is claiming he wasn't given a courtesy heads up, after he turned down that chance.
https://apnews.com/article/native-a...ntana-daines-904c8d41fa9c1ec81617f705fc115f59