Dear Senator,

On behalf of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and the undersigned 141 national organizations, we write to press the urgency of continuing to build a federal judiciary that lives up to its promise of equal justice for all. Throughout the 117th and 118th Congresses, President Biden and the Senate have made great strides to improve our judiciary through the confirmation of judicial nominees who possess a dedication to civil and human rights. Accelerating this progress and confirming all of the pending judicial nominees is urgent and enduring. We implore you to stay in and do this necessary work. It is essential that we leave no judges behind.

The civil rights community has spent decades advocating for a demographically and professionally diverse federal judiciary that works for all of us, not just the wealthy and powerful. We celebrate the 215 lifetime judicial confirmations during this administration and appreciate the leadership of President Biden, Senate Majority Leader Schumer, and Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Durbin. Many of these confirmed judges possess significant experience protecting civil and human rights and represent communities who have long been excluded from and unrepresented on the bench. Now is the time to make sure that all of the pending judicial nominees, who exemplify the kinds of jurists our country needs right now, are swiftly confirmed. Our democracy is stronger for this progress, and we cannot afford to slow down.

In the remaining weeks of the 118th Congress, the Senate must confirm every pending judicial nominee, many of whom have been waiting for some time and who have deep support from our coalition. This must be done expeditiously, and the Senate must stay in to get it done. Our democracy depends on qualified, fair-minded judges committed to upholding the rights of all of us. We look forward to working with you to continue building a federal judiciary that lives up to its promise of equal justice for all.

Sincerely,

The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
National Women’s Law Center
People For the American Way
Philip Randolph Institute
A Better Balance
Accountable.US
ACLU
AFL-CIO
AFT
Alliance for Justice
All On The Line
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC)
American Association of University Women
American Atheists
American Constitution Society
American Federation of Musicians
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)
American Friends Service Committee
American Humanist Association
American Oversight
American Train Dispatchers Association
Americans for Financial Reform
Americans United for Separation of Church and State
Arab American Institute (AAI)
Asian Americans Advancing Justice – AAJC
Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance-AFL-CIO (APALA)
Association of University Centers on Disabilities
Autistic Self Advocacy Network
Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
Bend the Arc: Jewish Action
Brady
Care in Action
Catholics for Choice
Center for American Progress
Center for Common Ground
Center for Reproductive Rights
Clearinghouse on Women’s Issues
Coalition on Human Needs
The Communications Workers of America
Constitutional Accountability Center
Demand Justice
Democracy 21
Disability Rights Advocates
Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund
Earthjustice Action
Education Law Center
End Citizens United Action Fund
Endangered Species Coalition
Equal Rights Advocates
Faith in Action
Faiths for Safe Water
Feminist Majority Foundation
FFRF Action Fund
Friends of the Earth
Government Information Watch
Greenpeace USA
Hip Hop Caucus
Human Rights Campaign
IATSE
IDRA (Intercultural Development Research Association)
Indivisible
International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental, and Reinforcing Iron Workers
International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE)
International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots
International Union of Painters & Allied Trades
International Union, UAW
Japanese American Citizens League
Justice in Aging
Just Solutions
Juvenile Law Center
Lambda Legal
LatinoJustice PRLDEF
The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
Lawyers for Good Government
LCLAA
League of Conservation Voters
MomsRising
MoveOn
Muslim Advocates
NAACP
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF)
Nathaniel R. Jones Foundation
National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA)
National Association of Consumer Advocates
National Association of Social Workers
National Center for Lesbian Rights
National Coalition on Black Civic Participation/Black Women’s Roundtable
National Consumer Law Center (on behalf of its low-income clients)
National Consumers League
National Council of Jewish Women
National Disability Rights Network (NDRN)
National Domestic Workers Alliance
National Education Association
National Employment Law Project
National Employment Lawyers Association
National Fair Housing Alliance
National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE-IAM)
National Homelessness Law Center
National Immigration Law Center
National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund
National Network for Arab American Communities
National Partnership for Women & Families
National Urban League
Native American Rights Fund
NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice
OCA – Asian Pacific American Advocates
People’s Parity Project
People Power United
PFLAG National
Planned Parenthood Federation of America
PolicyLink
Presente.org
Pride At Work, AFL-CIO
Public Advocacy for Kids (PAK)
Religious Community for Reproductive Choice
Reproaction
Reproductive Freedom for All
Reproductive Health Access Project
The Restaurant Opportunities Centers United (ROC United)
RootsAction.org
The Secular Coalition for America
Service Employees International Union (SEIU)
Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund (SALDEF)
Sojourners/SojoAction
The Southern Poverty Law Center
Stand Up America
State Voices
Student Borrower Protection Center
Take Back Christianity
Take Back the Court Action Fund
Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO
True North Research
UNITE HERE
United Mine Workers of America
United Steelworkers
Voices for Progress
Voters of Tomorrow
We the 45 Million
Women Lawyers on Guard Action Network, Inc.
The Workers Circle
Young Invincibles
YWCA USA