The president also celebrated the milestone in a statement Wednesday.
“Judges matter. These men and women have the power to uphold basic rights or to roll them back,” [President Biden] said. “They hear cases that decide whether women have the freedom to make their own reproductive healthcare decisions; whether Americans have the freedom to cast their ballots; whether workers have the freedom to unionize and make a living wage for their families; and whether children have the freedom to breathe clean air and drink clean water.”
The makeup of Biden’s confirmed judges is diverse, with 64 percent of them being women and 62 percent being people of color.
“And despite differences in background and experience, they are all committed to principles that are at the core of our democracy: independence, freedom, and liberty,” Biden said.