Donald Trump could appoint the first Asian American or Pacific Islander to serve on the US Supreme Court, though that’s unlikely to be the motivating factor should he make the historic selection.
Diversity didn’t seem to be a primary concern for the former president in filling judicial vacancies while in office. He appointed fewer members of minority groups to the federal bench than any of his immediate predecessors and he’s given little indication that would change in a second term.
Eighty-four percent of Trump’s 234 judicial appointments self-identified as White or Portuguese. But 13 self-identified as an Asian American or ...