Biden Nominee Would be First Black Woman on Third Circuit (2)

Arianna Freeman is President Joe Biden’s nominee to be the first Black woman judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

Freeman, the managing attorney with the Federal Defender Office for the Eastern District of Philadelphia, was among eight judicial nominees sent to the Senate on Wednesday by the White House.

Freeman is the eighth Black woman Biden has nominated to the federal appellate bench. Prior to the Biden administration, eight Black women served as federal appeals court judges in history. Although he hasn’t had a chance yet, Biden said he plans to name the first Black ...