LOS ANGELES – The Biden administration on Wednesday announced more nominees to the federal bench, including three Latinas for district courts in California, Nevada, and New Jersey. Please attribute the following statement on the nominations to Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel of MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund):
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LOS ANGELES – Today, President Joseph R. Biden announced a seventh slate of federal judicial nominees. Included in the nominations were three Latinos: Justice Gabriel P. Sanchez, nominated to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit; David Herrera Urias, nominated to the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico, and Judge Hernán D. Vera, who is nominated to the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.