The U.S. Senate last week confirmed the nominations of two federal judges in South Carolina and Indiana, bringing the total number of Black women tapped by President Joe Biden and
Judge Cristal Brisco is now the first Black judge and woman of color to serve as a federal judge in the Northern District of Indiana, and Judge Jacquelyn Austin will be the only Black woman currently serving as a federal judge in the District of South Carolina, according to The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights. Brisco was confirmed 67-32 and Austin was confirmed 80-17.
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