Second out lesbian nominated to serve on a federal appeals court

Judge Alison Nathan, who is currently presiding over the Ghislaine Maxwell trial, poses for a photo in a New York courtroom. (Photo: via REUTERS)

President Joe Biden on Wednesday nominated the Manhattan federal judge overseeing the sex abuse trial of British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell and a Memphis litigator at the law firm Butler Snow to serve as federal appellate court judges.

The announcement came…