Judge Sneed and Judge Austin Join Record Number of Black Women Nominated to Federal Bench

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Judge Sneed and Judge Austin Join Record Number of Black Women Nominated to Federal Bench

President Biden has nominated Judge Julie S. Sneed and Judge Jacquelyn D. Austin to the U.S. District Courts for the Middle District of Florida and the District of South Carolina, respectively, continuing his commitment to diversifying the federal judiciary.

The post Judge Sneed and Judge Austin Join Record Number of Black Women Nominated to Federal Bench appeared first on The Washington Informer.

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