Confirmation Failure a First for Biden on Judicial Nominees (2)
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on September 14, 2022
Arianna Freeman fell short of Senate confirmation on Tuesday to the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, the first such setback for a Biden judicial nominee.
Freeman, aiming to become the first Black woman and first woman of color to serve on the Pennsylvania-based federal appellate court, received only 47 favorable votes to 50 against.
It appeared the failure to confirm Freeman was more about absent Democratic senators than opposition to her nomination. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y), who changed his vote to no for procedural reasons, immediately entered a . . .
