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Jun. 08, 2021 04:18PM EST
Senate confirms Biden's first judicial nominee as Schumer vows to restore "balance" to courts
The Senate voted 66-33 on Tuesday to confirm Julien Xavier Neals to be U.S. District Judge for the District of New Jersey.
Why it matters: Neals is President Biden's first judicial nominee to be confirmed, as Democrats begin a push to "restore the balance" of the courts after the GOP-led Senate confirmed a record number of conservative judges under former President Trump.
- Trump's aggressive judicial appointments were his most lasting, substantive legacy, as he appointed 234 judges to the federal bench — including three Supreme Court justices — in just one term.
- Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.)pledged that Senate Democrats would bring "balance, experience and diversity back to the judiciary" with Biden's nominees.
Background: Neals was previously nominated to serve on the district court by former President Obama in 2015, but his nomination expired after then-Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) declined to bring it for a vote.
What to watch: There are currently 71 district-court vacancies and nine appeals-court vacancies, according to the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. Liberal activists have pushed for 82-year-old Justice Stephen Breyer to retire while Democrats still have control of the Senate.
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Joe Biden will no longer travel to Milwaukee for Democratic convention
Joe Biden will no longer be traveling to Milwaukee the week of Aug. 17 to accept his nomination in person at the Democratic National Convention due to COVID-19 concerns, the DNC announced Wednesday.
Why it matters: No planned speakers will travel to Milwaukee, meaning that the convention will be entirely virtual — unlike the hybrid event that the party had previously been planning. Biden will accept the nomination from his home state of Delaware.
What they're saying:
“From the very beginning of this pandemic, we put the health and safety of the American people first. We followed the science, listened to doctors and public health experts, and we continued making adjustments to our plans in order to protect lives. That’s the kind of steady and responsible leadership America deserves. And that’s the leadership Joe Biden will bring to the White House."
DNC chairman Tom Perez
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