via Reuters Veronica Rossman, a former public defender, now holds a lifetime seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit. Rossman, who is currently senior counsel at the Office of the Federal Public Defender for the Districts of Colorado and Wyoming, was confirmed 50-42. Rossman is now one of just eight active judges in the entirety of the U.S. appeals court system with experience as a public defender. Put another way: Only about 4.6% of all active U.S. appeals court judges have experience as a public defender. Biden is responsible for nominating four of those eight U.S. appeals court judges, just eight months into his presidency.

Source: Huffington Post September 21, 2021 17:48 UTC