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Target: United States Senate Judiciary Committee
Goal: We call on the United States Senate to ensure a fair, transparent, and inclusive process for judicial nominations, prioritizing candidates who reflect the full diversity and values of our communities.
The federal judiciary must be independent, impartial, and reflective of the diverse communities it serves. Recent nominations, including Rebecca Taibleson for the Seventh Circuit, demonstrate a concerning trend of selecting candidates with deep connections to a narrow set of conservative mentors and organizations, such as the Federalist Society. This pattern undermines public trust in the courts and risks entrenching ideological bias at the highest levels of our justice system.
Judicial appointments should not be a reward for political loyalty or ideological alignment. Instead, the process must prioritize professional excellence, ethical integrity, and a demonstrated commitment to upholding the rights and freedoms of all people. We urge the Senate to resist rubber-stamping nominees and instead conduct thorough, public vetting that considers a broad range of perspectives and experiences.
Our democracy depends on a judiciary that is fair, balanced, and accountable to the people—not just to those in power. We demand immediate reforms to the judicial nomination process to restore faith in our courts and protect the rule of law for generations to come.