Biden nominates first Latina judge to federal appeals court.
President Joe Biden plans to nominate Judge Irma Carrillo Ramirez to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, filling a vacancy in the conservative-leaning court that oversees federal appeals from Texas. Ramirez, a U.S. magistrate judge for the Northern District of Texas for more than 20 years and previously an assistant U.S. attorney, would be the first Hispanic woman to serve on the New Orleans-based court. Ramirez's nomination expired before the Senate could vote on her confirmation in 2016.