Trump 's 87 picks to be federal judges are 92% white
President Trump's search for deeply conservative federal judges appears to have eliminated most African Americans and Hispanics from the running.
Among  Trump 's first 87 judicial nominees  only one is African American and one is Hispanic. Five are Asian Americans. Eighty are white.
The numbers became more striking Monday  when  Trump  nominated seven men and two women to federal appellate and district courts.
"Surprise!" Obama's former White House deputy counsel  Christopher Kang  tweeted. "All 9 of  Trump 's judicial nominees today appear to be white."
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"Working with the Senate  we are appointing judges who will interpret the Constitution as written  including a great new Supreme Court justice and more circuit court judges than any new administration in the history of our country  " Trump  said in  his  State of the Union address last month.  He  cited gun rights and religious liberty as priorities.
" President Trump  had more new circuit court judges confirmed in  his  first year than any prior president  a testimony to the fine quality of the nominees  he  sends here to the Senate " Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said.
Carrie Severino  chief counsel at the conservative Judicial Crisis Network  which has promoted and applauded  Trump 's nominees  says quality is more important than quotas.
 "President Trump  isn't looking for people to fit a quota.  He 's looking for people with a principled judicial philosophy "  she  says. "The fundamental question is making sure we have judges who are going to be faithful to the Constitution."
 The president  has nominated five Asian Americans for judgeships  including James Ho  the first to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit covering Texas  Louisiana and Mississippi. Two others have come from McConnell's home state of Kentucky.
â¢  Trump  has selected white nominees for 10 seats that Obama unsuccessfully sought to fill with minorities.
[TGT] 's search for deeply conservative federal judges appears to have eliminated most African Americans and Hispanics from the running.
Among  Trump 's first 87 judicial nominees  only one is African American and one is Hispanic. Five are Asian Americans. Eighty are white.
The numbers became more striking Monday  when   [TGT] nominated seven men and two women to federal appellate and district courts.
"Surprise!" Obama's former White House deputy counsel  Christopher Kang  tweeted. "All 9 of   [TGT]  's judicial nominees today appear to be white."
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 [TGT] 's controversial conservatives vie for federal courts
 Trump 's 21 potential court nominees are overwhelmingly white  male and from red states
"Working with the Senate  we are appointing judges who will interpret the Constitution as written  including a great new Supreme Court justice and more circuit court judges than any new administration in the history of our country   [TGT] said in   [TGT]   State of the Union address last month.   [TGT]   cited gun rights and religious liberty as priorities.
 [TGT] had more new circuit court judges confirmed in   [TGT]   first year than any prior president  a testimony to the fine quality of the nominees   [TGT]   sends here to the Senate " Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said.
Carrie Severino  chief counsel at the conservative Judicial Crisis Network  which has promoted and applauded   [TGT]  's nominees  says quality is more important than quotas.
 " [TGT] isn't looking for people to fit a quota.   [TGT]  's looking for people with a principled judicial philosophy "   [TGT]   says. "The fundamental question is making sure we have judges who are going to be faithful to the Constitution."
 The president  has nominated five Asian Americans for judgeships  including James Ho  the first to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit covering Texas  Louisiana and Mississippi. Two others have come from McConnell's home state of Kentucky.
â¢   [TGT] has selected white nominees for 10 seats that Obama unsuccessfully sought to fill with minorities.