In reaction to today’s announcement from the White House regarding the latest slate of judicial nominations, Latinos for a Fair Judiciary (LFJ) issued the following statement from its Director, Andrea Nill Sánchez:
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A number of Latina judges recently have been nominated to U.S. federal courts, which for many years saw few Hispanics and Afro-Latinos on their benches.
Why it matters: Decisions made in courtrooms can affect people in ways large and small, with cases on voting rights, abortion, healthcare and more playing out in courts across the country.
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Latinos for a Fair Judiciary and several of its partners eagerly welcomed the latest slate of federal judicial nominees from the White House that includes the nomination of three prominent Latinas to U.S. District Court seats — Judge Ruth Bermudez Montenegro to the Southern District of California; Evelyn Padin to the District of New Jersey; and Judge Cristina D. Silva to the District of Nevada.
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Latinos for a Fair Judiciary and its partners praised the U.S. Senate and the Biden Administration for returning a Latina judge to the United States Court of Appeals in the Second Circuit with today’s confirmation of esteemed civil rights lawyer Myrna Pérez.
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Latinos for a Fair Judiciary (LFJ) and its partners applaud the U.S Senate and President Joe Biden for returning Latino representation to the U.S. Court of Appeals in the First Circuit with today’s confirmation of Judge Gustavo Gelpí. Judge Gelpí’s appointment marks an important step toward modernizing the federal judiciary to reflect the changing demographics of the population our courts serve. However, the current slate of judicial nominees and confirmations still falls short of the numbers needed to remedy the lack of Latinos on the federal bench.
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Latinos for a Fair Judiciary (LFJ) and its partners applaud the U.S Senate and President Joe Biden for returning Latino representation to the U.S. Court of Appeals in the First Circuit with today’s confirmation of Judge Gustavo Gelpí. Judge Gelpí’s appointment marks an important step toward modernizing the federal judiciary to reflect the changing demographics of the population our courts serve. However, the current slate of judicial nominees and confirmations still falls short of the numbers needed to remedy the lack of Latinos on the federal bench.
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Four months ago, President Biden nominated voting rights expert Myrna Pérez to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Pérez, who for 15 years has worked to defend the freedom to vote and safeguard our democracy at the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law, is exactly who our nation needs on the federal bench today.
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Even before the first full term of the Supreme Court under the Biden administration began this week, conservative justices were sounding defensive. In separate September speeches, Justice Amy Coney Barrett said that the court was not “a bunch of partisan hacks,” while Justice Clarence Thomas said that the media makes it appear as though justices rule based on “personal preferences.” Justice Samuel Alito pushed back against criticism of the court, criticism he said wrongly portrayed it “a dangerous cabal that resorts to sneaky and improper methods to get its ways."
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