As we approach the end of the year, I’m reflecting on some pretty incredible wins we had in 2022—wins that you, our Daily Kos readers and community, helped us achieve.
In the last twelve months, Daily Kos campaigned in support of ten judicial nominees who were confirmed to lifetime seats on the federal bench. These federal judges are bringing needed professional and personal diversity to our courts.
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Here are a few highlights:
These tremendous wins are in addition to the thirteen confirmed judicial and Dept. of Justice nominees Daily Kos supported in 2021. Overall, in the first two years of Biden’s presidency, the Senate has confirmed 97 nominees.
But we’re not done yet! Many of Biden’s most progressive nominees are still waiting for full Senate votes, and we’re urging senators to confirm them before the end of the year. Click the links below to take action in support of three champions of equal justice and human rights.
Sign and send the petition in support of Julie Rikelman, one of the nation’s leading abortion access and reproductive rights lawyers. Rikelman is nominated to the First Circuit Court of Appeals.
Click here to add your name to a message to your senators in support of Dale Ho, nominee for the Southern District of New York. Ho has led the ACLU Voting Rights Project since 2013.
Sign and send a note urging your senators to confirm Nancy Abudu to the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Abudu’s exemplary career highlights include restoring the right to vote for people who completed their felony sentences, challenging an unconstitutional poll tax that targeted low-income people, and fighting for disabled people’s access to the polls.
In the last twelve months, Daily Kos campaigned in support of ten judicial nominees who were confirmed to lifetime seats on the federal bench. These federal judges are bringing needed professional and personal diversity to our courts.
RELATED STORY: Dark Brandon is wasting no time getting judicial nominees confirmed, most of whom are women or POC
Here are a few highlights:
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is the first Black woman to sit on the nation’s highest court. Her career-long devotion to equal justice has been evident during this term’s oral arguments.
Judge Holly Thomas is the first Black woman from California and the second Black woman to ever sit on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Her civil rights background includes work to protect the freedom to vote and hold police accountable for misconduct.
Judge Alison Nathan is the second LGBTQ+ woman confirmed to any appeals court and now serves on the Second Circuit. She is known for her rulings for constitutional protections for immigrants, including her 2020 ruling as a judge for the Southern District of New York that detained immigrants must receive a hearing within 10 days, curbing ICE’s inhumane indefinite detention policies.
Judge Nancy Maldonado sits on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois and is the first Latina woman ever to serve as a federal judge in Illinois. Her background includes advocating for workers’ rights, immigrant rights, and an end to gender-based violence.
These tremendous wins are in addition to the thirteen confirmed judicial and Dept. of Justice nominees Daily Kos supported in 2021. Overall, in the first two years of Biden’s presidency, the Senate has confirmed 97 nominees.
But we’re not done yet! Many of Biden’s most progressive nominees are still waiting for full Senate votes, and we’re urging senators to confirm them before the end of the year. Click the links below to take action in support of three champions of equal justice and human rights.
Sign and send the petition in support of Julie Rikelman, one of the nation’s leading abortion access and reproductive rights lawyers. Rikelman is nominated to the First Circuit Court of Appeals.
Click here to add your name to a message to your senators in support of Dale Ho, nominee for the Southern District of New York. Ho has led the ACLU Voting Rights Project since 2013.
Sign and send a note urging your senators to confirm Nancy Abudu to the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Abudu’s exemplary career highlights include restoring the right to vote for people who completed their felony sentences, challenging an unconstitutional poll tax that targeted low-income people, and fighting for disabled people’s access to the polls.