Citizens for a Pro-Business Delaware Lauds President Joe Biden for Historic Nomination of First Openly LGBTQ+ Woman, Justice Beth Robinson, to Federal Appellate Court...

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WILMINGTON, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Following President Joe Biden’s historic nomination of Justice Beth Robinson to United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, the first openly LGBTQ+ woman nominated to a federal appellate court, as well as Justice Charlotte Sweeney to the Colorado District Court, who would be the first LGBTQ+ federal judge in Colorado if confirmed, Citizens for a Pro-Business Delaware Campaign Manager Chris Coffey released the following statement:

“President Biden has once again made history by nominating the first openly LGBTQ+ woman, Justice Beth Robinson, to the Second Circuit. Since taking office, President Biden has taken tremendous steps to diversify the federal courts, nominating Black and brown judges to many of the most powerful courts in the nation. But here in Biden’s home state of Delaware we’ve seen a different story, with Governor Carney and the secret Judicial Nominating Commission continuing to promote well-heeled members of the corporate elite to top judicial vacancies at the expense of Black representation on the courts.