Biden nominee Holly Thomas confirmed as 9th Circuit federal judge
Biden nominee Holly Thomas confirmed as 9th Circuit federal judge making her the second black woman to sit on the bench after Republicans questioned her trans rights record Holly Thomas was confirmed as a judge for the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Thursday with a Senate vote of 48 to 40 Thomas' ascension to the bench marks only the second time a black woman has served on the San Francisco-based 9th Circuit During her October confirmation hearings, Republicans attacked her previous civil rights work Sen. Ted Cruz, a Texas Republican, called Thomas an 'activist advocate' during her confirmation hearings in October She was a lead lawyer on a 2016 amicus brief filed against North Carolina's law that barred trans people from using restrooms based on gender identity
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Holly Thomas was confirmed as a judge for the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Thursday with a Senate vote of 48 to 40.
Thomas' ascension to the bench marks only the second time a black woman has served on the San Francisco-based 9th Circuit.
Thomas currently serves as a judge on the Los Angeles Superior Court. She was an assistant counsel at the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund. Thomas also served as a special counsel to the New York solicitor general and in California's housing and employment agency as a deputy director.
During her October confirmation hearings, Republicans attacked her previous civil rights work, especially defending trans people.
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