The Senate voted Tuesday to confirm Julie Rikelman to a lifetime federal judgeship, overcoming opposition from conservatives and anti-abortion groups angry about her long record of advocating for women’s reproductive rights. AdvertisementRikelman has been the litigation director for the Center for Reproductive Rights since 2011, and is well known for representing abortion providers in federal court challenges. President Joe Biden nominated Rikelman for a federal judgeship one month after the Supreme Court ruled in the Dobbs case. EVELYN HOCKSTEIN via ReutersDemocrats and women’s rights groups have long celebrated Rikelman’s nomination. Few lawyers have fought harder, smarter, and more effectively to protect women’s rights in America than Ms. Rikelman,” Schumer said.

Source: Huffington Post June 21, 2023 02:27 UTC