Freeman Confirmed as Third Circuit’s First Woman of Color (1)

Former public defender Arianna Freeman became the first Black woman and first woman of color confirmed to a seat on the Philadelphia-based US appeals court.

The Senate confirmed Freeman 50-47 on Thursday to the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. A previous attempt to confirm her this month fell short in the chamber narrolwy controlled by Democrats when when two of their members were absent. The apparent vote counting issue was the first such defeat of a Biden judicial nominee.

Freeman is the eighth former federal public defender confirmed to the appellate bench under Biden in his aim ...