Sign and send: Urge the Senate to confirm these two highly qualified nominees ASAP

Friend, President Biden continues to deliver on one of his biggest commitments to the American people: Ensuring the federal judiciary reflects our country's diversity—both in terms of personal and professional backgrounds. Just this month, thanks to advocates like you, the Senate has confirmed a slew of extraordinary nominees devoted to the rule of law—a welcome change from the inexperienced ideologues foisted upon us by the Trump administration. The list includes fantastic folks like Julie Rikelman, who argued on behalf of abortion providers in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization at the U.S. Supreme Court, and Dale Ho, a young, talented litigator who became the first lawyer in 43 years to be confirmed to the federal bench while working for the ACLU. However, we still have two folks waiting for floor votes. Please take a few minutes to send petitions to your U.S. senators urging them to confirm [Rachel Bloomekatz]( and [Judge Jeffrey Cummings]( to the federal bench. [Rachel Bloomekatz]( has extensive experience advocating for voting rights, workers’ rights, consumers’ rights, constitutional rights, gun safety, and more. She has had many notable successes, including her challenge of the Ohio Secretary of State’s instruction to election officials that would suppress young voters in 2016, her pro bono representation of Brandon Moore who was unconstitutionally given a life sentence at 15 years old, and her representation of parents who challenged a school board policy that would have allowed teachers to carry firearms with extremely little training. [Sign and send the petition to your U.S. senators: Confirm Rachel Bloomekatz to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.]( [Confirm Rachel Bloomekatz]( [Judge Jeffrey Cummings]( is currently a U.S. magistrate judge for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. His three decades of legal experience before serving as a judge focused on civil litigation in employment discrimination and civil rights, healthcare law, and labor-related work. His vast legal portfolio includes successfully representing more than 12,500 women who were denied promotions by their employer because of their sex, securing a favorable settlement for women law enforcement officers who were sexually harassed by fellow officers, and successfully challenging a Chicago redistricting map that diluted the voting strength of Black and Latino/a voters. [Sign and send the petition to your U.S. senators: Confirm Judge Jeffrey Cummings to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.]( [Confirm Judge Jeffrey Cummings]( Senate Democrats have confirmed an impressive array of highly qualified nominees from a myriad of backgrounds and experiences. Thanks to the relentless advocacy of people like you, here are just a few of top-tier nominees Daily Kos readers have helped to confirm so far this year: - Nancy Abudu → CONFIRMED, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit - Nusrat Choudhury → CONFIRMED, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York - Dale Ho → CONFIRMED, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York - Araceli Martínez-Olguín → CONFIRMED, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California - Julie Rikelman → CONFIRMED, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit - Judge Hernán Vera → CONFIRMED, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California - Jamal Whitehead → CONFIRMED, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington Repairing the damage done to our country MAGA Republicans requires reclaiming our courts. Urge the Senate to keep confirming experienced, diverse nominees. Justice, justice, we shall pursue. [Sign and send the petition to your U.S. senators: Confirm Rachel Bloomekatz to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.]( [Confirm Rachel Bloomekatz]( [Sign and send the petition to your U.S. senators: Confirm Judge Jeffrey Cummings to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.]( [Confirm Judge Jeffrey Cummings]( Keep fighting, Monique Teal, Daily Kos Before you leave, can you do one more thing? 2023 has been a hard financial year for Daily Kos. Donations of just a few dollars from our readers and activists helps us pay the bills. Please support progressive news and activism by making a donation of $5 today. [Donate $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](.