The U.S. Senate on Tuesday signed off on three more of President Joe Biden's judicial nominees, even as the Democrats' push to reshape the federal judiciary has shown signs of slowing following the confirmation of more than 100 judges.
Since 2021, the Senate has confirmed 114 of Biden's judicial picks, as Senate Democrats look to surpass the 234 justices and judges confirmed during former Republican President Donald Trump's four years in office.
The bulk of Biden's judicial nominees have been women or people of color like Subramanian, a former clerk to now-deceased Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York, who championed Subramanian's nomination, on the Senate floor called the son of Indian immigrants "the epitome of the American dream and a history maker."
"He's an expert in consumer protection with years of experience defending those injured by unfair, illegal practices," Schumer said.
Progressive advocates have argued the Senate's "blue slip" custom of requiring district court nominees to have the support of their home state senators has impaired Biden's ability to nominate judges in states with two Republican senators and should be abandoned to speed up confirmations.
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