Biden nominates record number of federal judges over 230 confirmed reshaping judiciary

By the end of his term, President Biden has nominated and secured Senate confirmation of 235 federal judges, the most by any president in a single term since Jimmy Carter. Biden prioritizes diversity. His judicial nominees are the most racially and gender-diverse in history, with over 60% women and over 50% people of color. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer accelerates the confirmation pace in the lame duck period after the November election. Biden's judges include Ketanji Brown Jackson (promoted to SCOTUS), and dozens of circuit court judges who will shape law for decades.