> Lena Zwarensteyn, senior director of the Fair Courts Program at the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, said in an email statement to LGBTQ Nation, "For far too long, federal judges have disproportionately been white, male, straight, and cisgender, and they have possessed very narrow legal experiences. This is finally changing, and for good reason: Having more judges, including openly LGBTQ judges, who come from all of our communities helps to build more trust in the judiciary and brings vitally important perspectives into our justice system.”
> "The selection of openly LGBTQ judges also sends a powerful signal to young LGBTQ lawyers, law students, and other potential future judges that they belong on the federal bench and in positions of power," Zwarensteyn continued.
As a brown man, I have super mixed feeling about that.
Emergency_Earth_1032 on
so brave
Kyxoan7 on
Can I ask why someones sexual orientation, gender or race has to be a headline and not just their qualifications?
I read a headline like this and instantly think he just pushed someone into a role because of gender and not qualifications….
I don’t care if someone is black. white or hispanic, I care about if they are qualified.
I don’t get it…
tatsumakisenpuukyaku on
As a brown guy, seeing Joe actually take minority qualifications seriously is such an amazing accomplishment for a leader. If it was anyone else we’d continue to just be dismissed for the old boys club. I love how he calls his shot too: I’m going to hire XYZ race or gender for the role. It forces all the bigots into dismissing their white nephews and college drinking buddies right off the bat.
BabyChimmyChangas on
Shouldn’t be a consideration at all
tangoshukudai on
that we know of… I am sure there have been plenty of closeted gay judges over the years.
buckdogismyhomie on
I didn’t know sexual orientation was something they asked about when considering a judge. Seems like there should be rules against that.
I_think_were_out_of_ on
Don’t really care who the judges wrestle naked with tho. If they could find a way to hold each other accountable though that’d be great.
pronult3 on
Because it’s a gay oriented website. Blogs do blog shit like clickbait titles, the people that write the titles or give the prompts are foremost interested in appealing to the audience to generate more ad revenue.
As someone else has commented, the appointments are actually pretty near to representative of their percentage of US population, which means they’re not necessarily getting preferential treatment they’re just not being discriminated against.
Fairness & Equality is better than Equity and Preference if you ask me.
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That’s amazing news!
Joe Biden seems to prioritize qualifications over loyalty. Crazy.
This is the best tl;dr I could make, [original](https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/09/joe-biden-makes-history-by-confirming-12th-lgbtq-judge-the-most-of-any-presidency/) reduced by 68%. (I’m a bot)
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> Judge Mary Kay Costello made history on Tuesday when she became the 12th Senate-confirmed LGBTQ+ judge appointed by President Joe Biden.
> Lena Zwarensteyn, senior director of the Fair Courts Program at the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, said in an email statement to LGBTQ Nation, "For far too long, federal judges have disproportionately been white, male, straight, and cisgender, and they have possessed very narrow legal experiences. This is finally changing, and for good reason: Having more judges, including openly LGBTQ judges, who come from all of our communities helps to build more trust in the judiciary and brings vitally important perspectives into our justice system.”
> "The selection of openly LGBTQ judges also sends a powerful signal to young LGBTQ lawyers, law students, and other potential future judges that they belong on the federal bench and in positions of power," Zwarensteyn continued.
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So more affirmative action by old Joe…..
As a brown man, I have super mixed feeling about that.
so brave
Can I ask why someones sexual orientation, gender or race has to be a headline and not just their qualifications?
I read a headline like this and instantly think he just pushed someone into a role because of gender and not qualifications….
I don’t care if someone is black. white or hispanic, I care about if they are qualified.
I don’t get it…
As a brown guy, seeing Joe actually take minority qualifications seriously is such an amazing accomplishment for a leader. If it was anyone else we’d continue to just be dismissed for the old boys club. I love how he calls his shot too: I’m going to hire XYZ race or gender for the role. It forces all the bigots into dismissing their white nephews and college drinking buddies right off the bat.
Shouldn’t be a consideration at all
that we know of… I am sure there have been plenty of closeted gay judges over the years.
I didn’t know sexual orientation was something they asked about when considering a judge. Seems like there should be rules against that.
Don’t really care who the judges wrestle naked with tho. If they could find a way to hold each other accountable though that’d be great.
Because it’s a gay oriented website. Blogs do blog shit like clickbait titles, the people that write the titles or give the prompts are foremost interested in appealing to the audience to generate more ad revenue.
As someone else has commented, the appointments are actually pretty near to representative of their percentage of US population, which means they’re not necessarily getting preferential treatment they’re just not being discriminated against.
Fairness & Equality is better than Equity and Preference if you ask me.
That we know of