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WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed two openly gay nominees to the federal bench, the White House announced.
Senators voted 98-0 to confirm Darrin Gayles to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, and is the first openly gay African American man to be confirmed as a federal judge.
Staci Yandle, confirmed to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois by a vote of 52-44, is the first African American to serve on her court, and the second openly lesbian African-American woman to be confirmed in the 20 years since President Clinton nominated Deborah Batts to the Southern District of New York.
President Obama has already nominated more African-American judges and openly gay and lesbian judges than any of his predecessors, said Eric Lesh, Fair Courts Project Manager for Lambda Legal, in a statement. Federal courts are charged with providing everyone with equal access to justice, and yet justice has not always been a reality for some. A diverse judiciary serves not only to improve the quality of justice, but to boost public confidence in the courts.
http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2014/06/u-s-senate-confirms-two-openly-gay-nominees-to-the-federal-bench/
Thank you President Obama for the nominations.
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(16,820 posts)When I was a kid, this would've been front page news, and would have been very controversial. Now, hardly anyone bats an eye. This is a great country, and things are getting better, despite all the other things that are happening. I wish more people could see the good that's happening instead of wringing their hands over all the bad events. You might have to be gay and my age to understand, but the world is really not so bad today. We have some important work to do, but that's true at any time in history. Don't be too pessimistic; enjoy the good times as much as you worry about the bad ones!
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I am so proud of this President William!