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prioritize changing the federal bench by appointing qualified judges who reflect the diversity of america s citizens. yesterday, the judge senate confirmed a biden nominee, judge cindy chung who became the first asian american judge at the third circuit court of appeals in philadelphia. today the biden administration achieved its 100th judicial confirmation, outpacing president trump at this point in his presidency. and it is another historic appointment to the federal bench, another first. judge gina mendez was confirmed today as a judge in a federal district court of puerto rico. she s the first lgbtq+ federal judge to sit on that court. judge gina méndez-miró is married to the chief justice of puerto rico supreme court who herself is the first openly lgbtq judge to serve as chief justice in that court. here is what judge méndez-miró had to say about her partner in a confirmation hearing in july.

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