Interesting call just now with senior admin official on the thinking behind Biden's first batch of judicial nominees.
WH is clearly very proud of the diversity of these people. They should be. Lots of women, people of color and non-corporate lawyers.
WH is clearly very proud of the diversity of these people. They should be. Lots of women, people of color and non-corporate lawyers.
Notable how much this WH seems eager to focus on the professional diversity of nominees -- something even Obama, for all his historic court picks, did not do.
Senior admin official said several times that public defenders + civil rights lawyers bring a "critical" perspective.
Senior admin official said several times that public defenders + civil rights lawyers bring a "critical" perspective.
I asked where this particular push on professional diversity is coming from, whether it's people on the WH legal team, outside groups, etc.
"This comes from the president," said the senior admin official.
"This comes from the president," said the senior admin official.
This is Elizabeth Warren's jam. She's been publicly urging presidents and senators to pay attention to this since at least 2014 as they pick people to be lifetime federal judges.
The times are finally catching up with her.
huffpost.com/entry/elizabet…
The times are finally catching up with her.
huffpost.com/entry/elizabet…
That's literally what I asked Warren last week in a Senate hallway when she was rushing to a meeting, in the hopes she'd stop and talk about it. It worked!
"Is professional diversity of judges still your jam?"
*sound of record scratching* "Oh yes!"
"Is professional diversity of judges still your jam?"
*sound of record scratching* "Oh yes!"
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