Obama’s Diverse Picks Remold Federal Courts

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In Florida, President Obama has nominated the first openly gay black man to sit on a federal district court. In New York, he has nominated the first Asian American lesbian. And his pick for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit? The first South Asian.

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<strong>Joe Biden, Vice President  </strong> (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Joe Biden, Vice President (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
<strong>John Kerry, Secretary of State  </strong> (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
John Kerry, Secretary of State (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
<strong>Jack Lew, Secretary of the Treasury </strong> (Jessica McGowan/Getty Images)
Jack Lew, Secretary of the Treasury (Jessica McGowan/Getty Images)
<strong>Chuck Hagel, Secretary of Defense </strong> (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Chuck Hagel, Secretary of Defense (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
<strong>Eric Holder, Attorney General </strong> (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
Eric Holder, Attorney General (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
<strong>Sally Jewell, Secretary of the Interior  </strong> (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
Sally Jewell, Secretary of the Interior (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
<strong>Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture  </strong> (SAUL LOEB/AFP/GettyImages)
Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture (SAUL LOEB/AFP/GettyImages)
<strong>Penny Pritzker, Secretary of Commerce  </strong> (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Penny Pritzker, Secretary of Commerce (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
<strong>Thomas Perez, Secretary Of Labor </strong> (SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)
Thomas Perez, Secretary Of Labor (SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)
<strong>Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services  </strong> (Kris Connor/Getty Images)
Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services (Kris Connor/Getty Images)
<strong>Shaun Donovan, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development  </strong> (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Shaun Donovan, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
<strong>Anthony Foxx, Secretary of Transportation  </strong> (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Anthony Foxx, Secretary of Transportation (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
<strong>Ernest Moniz, Secretary of Energy  </strong> (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
Ernest Moniz, Secretary of Energy (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
<strong>Arne Duncan, Secretary of Education  </strong> (Olivier Douliery-Pool/Getty Images)
Arne Duncan, Secretary of Education (Olivier Douliery-Pool/Getty Images)
<strong>Eric Shinseki, Secretary of Veterans Affairs  </strong> (SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)
Eric Shinseki, Secretary of Veterans Affairs (SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)
<strong>Rand Beers, Acting Secretary Of Homeland Security </strong> (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Rand Beers, Acting Secretary Of Homeland Security (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
<strong>Denis McDonough, White House Chief of Staff (Cabinet-rank) </strong> (Cliff Owen/AP)
Denis McDonough, White House Chief of Staff (Cabinet-rank) (Cliff Owen/AP)
<strong>Gina McCarthy, EPA Administrator </strong> (MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)
Gina McCarthy, EPA Administrator (MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)
<strong>Sylvia Matthews Burwell, Office of Management & Budget Director </strong> (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
Sylvia Matthews Burwell, Office of Management & Budget Director (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
<strong>Michael Froman, U.S. Trade Representative </strong> (NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)
Michael Froman, U.S. Trade Representative (NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)
<strong>Samantha Power, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (Cabinet-rank) </strong> (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
Samantha Power, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (Cabinet-rank) (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
<strong>Jason Furman, Council Of Economic Advisers Chairman </strong> (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Jason Furman, Council Of Economic Advisers Chairman (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

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