HR 450 Summary

• Expresses support for the appointment of Tamara Harris Johnson to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama.

• Notes that the Northern District Court was created on March 10, 1824, and in its 189-year history, only two African-American males have served as U.S. District Court Judges.

• Emphasizes that no African-American female has ever been appointed to any of Alabama's three U.S. District Courts in their histories.

• Urges the President of the United States to nominate Tamara Harris Johnson and the U.S. Senate to confirm her nomination, citing her broad trial experience, legal qualifications, and life experience.

• Directs copies of the resolution be sent to President Barack Obama and members of the Alabama Delegation of the U.S. Senate to express support for Johnson's appointment.