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Friend, great news: the Senate voted to move Myrna Pérez's nomination for a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit forward. The floor vote is expected next week, possibly as soon as Monday. [Sign and send to your U.S. senators: Confirm Myrna Pérez to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit!]( [SIGN AND SEND A PETITION]( Civil rights lawyers are [broadly underrepresented]( on the federal bench. Myrna Pérez's confirmation would mark a significant course correction. She has served as counsel in more than 50 cases in state and federal courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court and numerous federal circuit courts of appeal. She has prepared amicus briefs for Voting Rights Act cases before the U.S. Supreme Court and directed legal teams in high-profile litigation involving the right to vote for millions of people. As communities have come under attack by some new voter suppression scheme, Pérez has continued to safeguard the most fundamental constitutional and legal rights and protections. [Sign and send to your U.S. senators: Confirm Myrna Pérez to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit!]( [SIGN AND SEND A PETITION]( Pérez, a daughter of Mexican immigrants, would be only the second Latina ever to serve on the Second Circuit, and the first since Sonia Sotomayor was confirmed to the Supreme Court. The region covered by the Second Circuit (New York, Vermont, and Connecticut) is home to more than 4.9 million immigrants and nearly 4.4 million Hispanic or Latinx people. It’s vital that we have judges who share experiences and characteristics with the people their decisions impact. When the judges selected to serve on the federal bench for a lifetime are committed to civil rights and representative of our nation, we are making our courts more fair for more people. Pérez is an exceptionally qualified nominee who exemplifies the kind of jurist the American people need on our federal courts. [As our nation faces an onslaught of relentless attacks by the GOP on our freedom to vote, we must ensure our federal courts are represented by someone who has the experience defending equal justice for all. Urge your senators to confirm Myrna Pérez to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit!]( [SIGN AND SEND A PETITION]( Keep fighting, Monique Teal, Daily Kos Daily Kos Relies on Readers Like You We don't have billionaire backers like some right-wing media outlets. Half our revenue comes from readers like you, meaning we literally couldn't do this work without you. Can you chip in $5 right now to help Daily Kos keep fighting? [Chip in $5]( If you wish to donate by mail instead, please send a check to Daily Kos, PO Box 70036, Oakland, CA, 94612. Contributions to Daily Kos are not tax deductible. Sent via [ActionNetwork.org](. To update your email address, change your name or address, or to stop receiving emails from Daily Kos, please [click here](.