With the Senate voting Friday to confirm California jurist Serena Raquel Murillo, the number of judges given lifetime seats on the bench under President Joe Biden reached 235. Former President Donald Trump successfully nominated 234.
Afterward, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and other Democrats heralded the occasion.
“Thanks to the hard work of this Senate Majority in confirming 235 qualified and historic judges, our courts are stronger. Our country is stronger. Our democracy is stronger. And that is something that every American can be proud of,” Schumer wrote on X.
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