Berner becomes the 1st openly LGBTQ person to ever serve on the 4th Circuit & the 3rd LGBTQ woman to serve on any federal appellate court
If confirmed by the U.S. Senate the Biden-Harris administration will have appointed 11 openly LGBTQ judges to serve on the federal bench
Kacsmaryk, appointed by former President Trump in 2019, has a long history of extreme opposition to LGBTQ+ & women's reproductive rights
