Biden-Harris administration sets record for number of confirmed LGBTQ judges
The U.S. Senate voted 52-41 on Tuesday to confirm Mary Kay Costello as a judge for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, thereby setting a record for the number of LGBTQ federal judicial appointments made under the Biden-Harris administration, 12.
The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights says less than three percent of the country’s nearly 900 federal judges are LGBTQ.
Until this week, the Obama-Biden administration had appointed the most, 11, over two terms. Costello is a prosecutor who has served as assistant U.S.
attorney in Philadelphia since 2008. In a post on X, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee’s Democratic majority wrote that she “exhibits a breadth of experience and a strong dedication to public service” and is “ready to serve as a federal judge.” U.S.
