WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday affirmed his pledge to nominate the first Black woman to the U.S. Supreme Court, saying it was “long overdue.” He praised retiring Justice Stephen Breyer as a model public servant and promised a nominee by the end of February.
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Breyer joined Biden at the White House, a day after news broke of the 83-year-old’s upcoming retirement.
Since Biden took office in January 2021, he has focused on nominating a diverse group of judges to the federal bench, not just in race but also in professional expertise. He installed five Black women on federal appeals courts, with three more nominations pending before the Senate.
Biden has already met personally with at least one top nominee, Ketanji Brown Jackson, 51, Breyer’s former clerk worked at the U.S. Sentencing Commission and has been a federal trial court judge since 2013 in the District of Columbia. The two met when Biden interviewed her for her current post as an appeals court judge in the D.C. circuit, where she has served since last June.
Early discussions about a successor are focusing on Brown Jackson, U.S. District Judge J. Michelle Childs and California Supreme Court Justice Leondra Kruger, according to people familiar with the matter who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss White House deliberations. Jackson and Kruger have long been seen as possible nominees.
Does a white male identifying as a black female qualify?
What a racist administration! Making skin color a qualifier for this job.
No other qualifications necessary
Maybe 1 of the looters in the department stores can qualify
Does she need a law degree? Does she need to have any other qualities? Last I checked, although many black women may be qualified , the color of ones skin and the gender is not the quality that makes a difference in the bench.
This administration is a joke Disgrace
Yes because everything is about race and not qualifications or right and wrong anymore
I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character
Hmmm….
so…
Let’s see
So far We’ve got an African American a Latina , a Jewish woman.but no Asians.
Hey, what kind of discrimination is this? Why are Asians not represented?!?
Just make certain that this Black lady is also a trans so that every one will be liberally happy….
BTW, it might be good if she knows a bit about law, but it is not required….
Stupid
He should be looking for a blk female transgender
Then he will score big.
Sad
Kamala was chosen based on her skin color. Look how well that worked out for the country. She’s a disgrace and no doubt a SCOTUS nominee based solely on her skin color will probably be just as successful. This is discrimination against whites, Asians, Latinos, and people of every gender and color.
I think he should elect a gender less raceless, colorless, and probably brainless candidate.
It will be a disgrace to whomever is chosen that the decision was based solely on gender and skin clolor.
Biden’s spending too much time on this.
Just look for a candidate in Black’s Law Dictionary.
Just wondering the Supreme Court ruled that singling out one group
As only ones to chose from is discriminatory a violation of the constitution. Wonder what chucky the sho met would say if s done one said we only will interview white males or only a white Jewish female
What is a woman, see how the guy couldn’t even say she, instead used they because Democrats are morons who think people can change their gender, or can be non binary. Wacko freakazoids.