In an unprecedented nomination, U.S President Joe Biden nominates LGBTQ Israeli lawyer, Nicole Berner to be a federal judge in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. In the coming months, the President's eight federal judge nominees are expected to take office.
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The American-Israeli is expected to be seated in a court with jurisdiction over the states of Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina and South Carolina. In the past, this court was one of the most conservative appeals courts in the U.S, but since the Obama administration, it has actually become one of the most liberal courts with groundbreaking rulings on transgender rights and gun restrictions. The liberal Berner will fit the court like a glove.