According to the conference, if confirmed, Judge Austin would become the sole Black woman to serve as a lifetime judge for the District of South Carolina. Judge Sneed would be the third Black woman to hold this honor for the Middle District of Florida, while Judge Becerra would join the ranks of few Cuban American women to ever serve as a lifetime federal judge.
As the wheels of justice continue to turn, these nominations represent a significant milestone in the effort to diversify the judiciary.
