Democrats question absence of black or Hispanic nominee among Trump's 41 circuit court judges

The Senate has confirmed President Trump’s judicial nominees to the circuit courts at an unprecedented fast pace, giving the Republican more than 1 out of every 5 judges on the powerful appellate branch.

Not one of the 41 judges is black or Hispanic. Five of the judges are Asian American.

Trump has boasted about his success in remaking the federal judiciary during his two and half years in office, installing strong conservatives who will serve for years. While his nominees to the circuit court are predominantly male and white, only a handful are Asian Americans, most notably James C. Ho to the 5th Circuit, Michael Hun Park to the Second Circuit and Neomi Rao to the D.C. Circuit.

But the absence of any black or Hispanic judicial nominee for the 13 circuit courts has drawn criticism from Democrats and civil rights groups, as the judges will be making decisions affecting all aspects of daily life for millions of Americans, ruling in some 60,000 cases a year.

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