Daily Kos: President Biden’s Secret Plan to Get Better Judges: Boosting Biden Day 51
This excerpt is from a piece that originally ran on March 11, 2024.
You know one way to make the legal system better? Install more public defenders as judges. In the past, the vast majority of federal judges were prosecutors or corporate lawyers. Although they have some important strengths, so do public defenders and civil rights lawyers, who offer unique insights into the struggles facing defendants.
Guess who is finally doing something about this? Joe Biden.