He has set records in his first two years for the sheer numbers of jurists, dozens of them women. He helped confirm 11 Black women to the appeals courts, more than all other presidents combined.
President Biden and Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson celebrate her confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court.
In the end, federal courts may be one of Biden's deepest legacies, since judges often get the last word on what the law means and how it plays out in people's lives. White House lawyer Paige Herwig says the effort is a"sea change" designed to make the courts look like the rest of America.
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