Biden taps Jackson-Akiwumi to become only Black woman on Chicago appeals court
Candace Jackson-Akiwumi might be the second Black woman to ever serve on the Seventh Circuit. (Zuckerman Spaeder LLP)
CHICAGO - An attorney in Chicago is on the brink of making history.
Candace Jackson-Akiwumi has been nominated by President Joe Biden to become a judge on the federal appeals court in Chicago.
She would become the only Black woman on the 7th District Court.
Jackson-Akiwumi is a federal defender.
She would become the first judge on the appeals court to come from that position.
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Biden has pushed to increase diversity in the federal court system.