President Joe Biden and Senate Democrats have been advancing highly qualified, diverse nominees for federal judgeships. Recent nominees include Judge Maldonado and Ms. Alexakis for the federal bench in Illinois. However, some nominees like Sparkle Sooknanan and others have faced criticism for their past associations with hedge funds and bond holders, raising concerns about their moral compass and dedication to justice. Despite some opposition, nominees like Angela Martinez, Krissa Lanham, and Jeannette Vargas have been praised for their commitment to justice and diversity.
🔥WATCH: Senator John Kennedy Eviscerates Biden's Seventh Circuit Judge Nominee, Nancy Maldonado, Over Her Lack of Basic Gun Knowledge | The nomination of Nancy Maldonado, a district judge for the Northern District of Illinois, for the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals by… https://t.co/7mv5054NzF
Senator Kennedy Wanted a Biden Judicial Nominee to Define an 'Assault Weapon.' It Did Not Go Well. https://t.co/kpNDgAOY91
Detra Shaw-Wilder has been nominated to fill District Judge Robert Scola's seat. https://t.co/UhK9FpxV3L
A 5th Lawyer From This Florida Firm Could Become Judge https://t.co/vjFydLl8B3
President Biden on March 20 nominated Kevin Ritz of Tennessee to serve on the 6th Circuit. If confirmed, Ritz, who has worked as a prosecutor since 2005, would take a seat on the federal appeals court currently held by US Circuit Judge Julia Smith Gibbons https://t.co/YOpxa5YBi9 https://t.co/gWjrZXE6rY
President Biden's newest nominee to the Chicago-based 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals defended her record as Senate Republicans grilled her on how she had amassed one of the largest case backlogs of any federal trial court judge nationally @nateraymond https://t.co/IxzZQZuWbw https://t.co/VO5mF4JbwI
President Joe Biden nominated the top federal prosecutor in Memphis, Tennessee, to serve as a judge on the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which drew swift opposition from one of the state's two Republican senators @nateraymond https://t.co/YOpxa5YBi9 https://t.co/loVKSItj4L
'You Said That Didn't You?': @SenJohnKennedy Has Extremely Tough Exchange With Biden Judicial Nominee https://t.co/jafcpjzu40
What hedge funds did to Puerto Rico was malicious and sociopathic and for Democrats to nominate one of their lead legal strategists to the circuit court is a huge slap in the face, as @NydiaVelazquez says. Some background here https://t.co/A9LrMIfWv1 https://t.co/mtnsKtWCSs
John Kennedy makes Biden nominee Nancy Maldonado look clueless. https://t.co/4qaPMlIbZW
President Joe Biden plans to nominate a top federal prosecutor to the Cincinnati-based US appeals court as the administration continues its efforts to reshape the federal circuit courts. https://t.co/3cA4SsK67d
Biden nominates Tennessee prosecutor to US appeals court https://t.co/RBmqCZ9fcD https://t.co/V9B9gIXnlE
Biden nominates Tennessee prosecutor to US appeals court @nateraymond https://t.co/YOpxa5YBi9 https://t.co/WCFUENMt6J
BREAKING: President Joe Biden unveiled a new slate of judicial nominations, including a current U.S. attorney tapped for a Sixth Circuit seat and another federal prosecutor up for a judgeship in the Southern District of New York. https://t.co/NYH2trmVqk https://t.co/zafdXO9IT8
We confirmed our 187th and 188th judges today, as well as heard from five more judicial nominees. President Biden and Senate Democrats are bringing balance to our federal bench by advancing highly qualified, diverse nominees to lifetime judgeships. Onwards.
With @POTUS, this Senate Democratic Majority has confirmed: 188 judges to lifetime appointments on the federal bench! That includes 120 women AND 120 people of color All excellent, all well-qualified, and all helping to ensure that the federal bench looks more like America!
Judge Rebecca Pennell has spent her career working to ensure vulnerable people in Washington state can access a justice system that treats people fairly and works for everyone. I'll be working hard to advance her nomination to the federal bench. https://t.co/yB0P6AD7ze
Today @POTUS introduced my judicial nominee for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, Jeannette Vargas. Jeannette will be an excellent judge, and I encourage my colleagues to confirm her.
I'm proud to see Detra Shaw-Wilder nominated to the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida. This nomination underscores @POTUS's dedication to diversity and serves as a beacon of hope for aspiring little Black girls around our community! https://t.co/9hkpMGosdN
As a lawyer, Sparkle Sooknanan worked for multiple hedge funds that were squeezing money from Puerto Rico during its' debt crisis. Her nomination to the D.C. District Court is an insult to the people of Puerto Rico. https://t.co/9PVxYIcPgf
A prominent Black lawyer in Coral Gables nominated as federal judge in South Florida https://t.co/FCmcqTKNaG
Another Biden nominee who hasn’t got a clue. https://t.co/FBULgwUcu7
Another Biden judge nominee who hasn’t got a clue. https://t.co/FBULgwUcu7
WATCH: Senator John Kennedy Skewers Biden Judicial Nominee on 'Assault Weapons' https://t.co/OO94Daik4T
WATCH: Hawley Exposes Biden Judicial Nominee Who Defended Hedge Funds & Bond Holders To The Detriment Of Puerto Rico https://t.co/6qTYF9dTRJ
Honored to introduce two outstanding Arizona District Court Judge nominees, Angela Martinez and Krissa Lanham, who are both deeply committed to justice and the rule of law. I look forward to their bipartisan confirmations. https://t.co/PajjO2U3bT
President Joe Biden's newest nominee to the Chicago-based 7th Circuit defended her record as Senate Republicans grilled her on how she had amassed one of the largest case backlogs of any federal trial court judge nationally https://t.co/IxzZQZuWbw https://t.co/NbTSJF9aIz
Here’s another Biden judicial nominee without a moral compass, choosing bond holders and hedge funds while selling out working Americans https://t.co/AeDWyKZkqf
Just an evisceration of Biden judicial nominee and ex-hedge fund lawyer Sparkle Sooknanan. Wow. @HawleyMO asks why she repped vulture funds impoverishing Puerto Rico, Sooknanan said every client deserves 'vigorous representation.' Then she lied abt resigning from Jones Day over… https://t.co/cFMogEkoOQ
The judges confirmed by Senate Democrats are highly qualified, diverse, and will be lifelong arbiters of justice. It was a pleasure hearing from 5 more nominees today, including Judge Maldonado and Ms. Alexakis, who have both been nominated to the federal bench in Illinois. 📸 https://t.co/Sep4rH41Ke