Category Archives: Appointees
Lesbian nominated to federal appeals court
President Biden nominated one well-known lesbian jurist to serve on a federal appeals court bench, another to be chief judge of Federal Claims Court, and a third to a U.S. District Court seat in Colorado.
Senate confirms gay man for 9th Circuit
The U.S. Senate, on a strictly partisan vote, confirmed openly gay prosecutor Patrick Bumatay to serve on the nation's largest federal appeals bench.
Obama appoints 3 to prominent positions
President Obama on January 26 appointed two prominent gays to important positions in his administration and nominated an openly gay attorney to a judgeship for the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Senate confirms Feldblum for EEOC
The U.S. Senate on Wednesday gave final approval to lesbian law professor Chai Feldblum as President Obama’s nominee to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Lesbian U.S. Attorney Nominee Approved
The full Senate on Friday, May 28 unanimously confirmed Laura Duffy as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California, making her the second openly lesbian or gay U.S. attorney. Jenny Durkan, the first, was confirmed in September as U.S.
