Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law: Candace Jackson-Akiwumi Brings Much Needed Racial, Professional Diversity to the Seventh Circuit
June 25, 2021
June 25, 2021
WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law issued the following statement:
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For the first time in two decades, the U.S. Senate has confirmed a Black woman to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Candace Jackson-Akiwumi was confirmed with bipartisan support and is a partner at Zuckerman Spaeder, LLP. Previously, she spent 10 years as a federal public defender in the Northern District of Illinois.
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For the first time in two decades, the U.S. Senate has confirmed a Black woman to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Candace Jackson-Akiwumi was confirmed with bipartisan support and is a partner at Zuckerman Spaeder, LLP. Previously, she spent 10 years as a federal public defender in the Northern District of Illinois.
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