http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/10/obama-women-judges-stephanie-rose_n_1792063.html?utm_hp_ref=politics
WASHINGTON -- With the confirmation of Stephanie Rose as a U.S. district court judge on Monday, President Barack Obama has put 72 women on the federal bench -- the most ever appointed by a president in one term. It also ties the number former President George W. Bush had confirmed in his entire eight-year presidency, according to numbers provided by the White House.In an 89-1 vote, the U.S. Senate voted to approve Rose as a judge in the Southern District of Iowa. She is the first woman to ever serve on this court, and it's the sixth time that Obama has put a woman on the bench for the first time in various courtrooms.
Former President Bill Clinton had the most female judges confirmed during his entire presidency -- 111 -- but just 61 of them were appointed in his first term.
Beyond women on the bench, Obama has had a remarkably strong record on diversifying the federal judiciary. The AP reported last year that Obama is "the first president who hasn't selected a majority of white males for lifetime judgeships."
republican's want to stack the courts with like minded judges especially the scotus. and we'll get more decisions like citizens united, voter blocking and women's rights.
Obama has had 29 minority women confirmed to the federal bench, compared to 22 during Bush's presidency. He has also had 31 African-American federal judges confirmed, compared to 26 for Bush. Three openly gay judges have been confirmed as federal judges under Obama; there were zero confirmed during Bush's term.
shows the right wing lack of consideration for women judges, wonder why, hmmmmmm are they engaged in a war against women?
