Well, she is a Biden appointee. Given his penchant for diversity selections and nominations, it seems likely to me that she was chosen primarily for that name.
Sooknanan resigned from Jones Day in January 2021. Before her resignation, The New York Times reported that she denounced the firm's work in Pennsylvania on behalf of the Trump administration, saying that one lawsuit "was brought for no other reason than to deprive poor people of the right to vote."
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Well, she is a Biden appointee. Given his penchant for diversity selections and nominations, it seems likely to me that she was chosen primarily for that name.
Then there's this from her Wikipedia page:
Sooknanan resigned from Jones Day in January 2021. Before her resignation, The New York Times reported that she denounced the firm's work in Pennsylvania on behalf of the Trump administration, saying that one lawsuit "was brought for no other reason than to deprive poor people of the right to vote."
Another Biden selection criterion.
Eric Hines
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