United States federal courts
Biden nominates Jackson, first Black woman, to Supreme Court
President Joe Biden on Feb. 25 nominated federal appeals court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, the first Black woman selected to serve on a court that once declared her race unworthy of citizenship and endorsed American segregation.
US Senate confirms John Bass as ambassador to Turkey
John Bass, who was nominated in June but had his nomination held up by the Senate until after the August recess, is finally approved