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Biden Announces More Asian American Nominees In Bid To Reshape Federal Bench

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  • President Biden will nominate at least three more individuals of Asian descent to the federal bench, the White House announced Thursday. The new wave of court picks includes the ACLU’s Dale Ho, who helped challenge the Trump administration’s controversial 2020 Census citizenship question.

  • The move is part of the administration’s push to bring greater diversity to the judiciary; 23% of Biden’s federal nominees to date are AAPI, a White House official tells The Yappie.

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