CAPAC Members Applaud Confirmation of Indira Talwani to U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
Washington, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Senate confirmed Indira Talwani to the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Ms. Talwani is the first person of Asian descent to serve as an Article III judge in the commonwealth of Massachusetts and the first person of Asian descent to serve in the First Circuit. CAPAC leaders released the following statements:
Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-27), CAPAC Chair:
“I congratulate Indira Talwani on her confirmation to the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Ms. Talwani’s confirmation showcases a promising increase in diversity on the federal judiciary, and I know that her diverse legal experiences will serve her well on the federal bench. I wish her the best in this new role.”
Congressman Mike Honda (CA-17), CAPAC Chair Emeritus:
“The confirmation of Indira Talwani is welcome news to the AAPI community and our justice system. She is an outstanding legal mind with a terrific resume. Her civil litigation and trial experience will serve her well on the U.S. District Court. I’m glad to have our first Asian American judge on the Federal bench in the First Circuit. The diversity that President Obama is bringing to our courtrooms is giving us a more fair, and more just, legal system.”
Background:
Indira Talwani is a partner at Segal Roitman LLP in Boston, Massachusetts, where she focuses her practice on civil litigation at the state and federal trial court and appellate levels. Prior to joining Segal Roitman LLP in 1999, Talwani was a partner at the San Francisco law firm now known as Altshuler Berzon LLP from 1996 to 1999 and an associate at that firm from 1989 to 1995. She began her legal career as a law clerk for Judge Stanley A. Weigel of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California from 1988 to 1989. Talwani received her J.D. in 1988 from Boalt Hall School of Law at the University of California, Berkeley and her B.A. cum laude in 1982 from Harvard College. Indira Talwani is the first person of Asian descent to serve as an Article III judge in the First Circuit, the first person of Asian descent to serve as an Article III judge in the commonwealth of Massachusetts, and only the second female Article III judge of South Asian descent nationwide.
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The Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) is comprised of Members of Congress of Asian and Pacific Islander descent and Members who have a strong dedication to promoting the well-being of the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community. Currently chaired by Congresswoman Judy Chu, CAPAC has been addressing the needs of the AAPI community in all areas of American life since it was founded in 1994.