Attorney Tiffany P. Cunningham made history earlier this week as the first Black judge in U.S. history for the Federal Circuit, a federal appeals court.
According to a press release from Bloomberg Law, on Monday, July 19, the U.S. Senate confirmed Cunningham’s position with a Senate vote of 63-33. With the addition of Cunningham, the outlet reported that the 12-member court levels out evenly between men and women. The Detroit, Michigan, native will replace Judge Evan J. Wallach.
This is a truly historic confirmation—Ms. Cunningham will serve as the first Black judge on the Federal Circuit. She will not only bring much-needed diversity to the bench, but she will bring impeccable credentials as well,” Senator Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) said in a statement. He continued, “I’m pleased my colleagues joined me in a bipartisan manner in support of Ms. Cunningham’s nomination.”
