The U.S. Senate confirmed Judge Jennifer L. Hall to the District of Delaware by a wide margin on Tuesday afternoon, making her the 109th Biden nominee to make it to a district court.

The confirmation means Hall, currently a magistrate judge for the federal court, will take over for U.S. District Judge Richard G. Andrews when he takes senior status at the end of the year. When Hall, who will be the fourth woman ever to serve on the Delaware federal court, joins the bench, it will mark the first time in history two of the districts four judges are female.

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