leader chuck schumer. >> we've had very, very few public defenders on that circuit and largely on our federal bench. they tend to be prosecutors and partners in big law firms. we're changing all that and getting people who have different walks of life like public defenders and like people from the aclu and like people from different organizations so we have a new perspective on the bench. and she's a phenomenal person. >> white house deputy press secretary andrew bates wrote, joe biden has won the confirmation of more black women than any president in american history. and it's important no note that lee's nomination is not only a part to counteract hundreds of conservatives mostly white judges but also reshape the federal court systems with diverse judges with non-traditional backgrounds and non-traditional paths to the bench. that is it for today and for this weekend. i'm alicia menendez. i'll see you here next weekend at 6:00 p.m. eastern for more "american voices."