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Clinton was the first president in history to appoint more women and minority judges than white male judges to the federal courts.[247] In his eight years in office, 11.6% of Clinton's court of appeals nominees and 17.4% of his district court nominees were black; 32.8% of his court of appeals nominees and 28.5% of his district court nominees were women.[247]

Public opinion
Clinton's approval ratings throughout his presidential career (Roper Center)
Throughout Clinton's first term, his job approval rating fluctuated in the 40s and 50s. In his second term, his rating consistently ranged from the high-50s to the high-60s.[248] After his impeachment proceedings in 1998 and 1999, Clinton's rating reached its highest point.[249] According to a CBS News/New York Times poll, Clinton left office with an approval rating of 68 percent, which matched those of Ronald Reagan and Franklin D. Roosevelt as the highest ratings for departing presidents in the modern era.[250] Clinton's average Gallup poll approval rating for his last quarter in office was 61%, the highest final quarter rating any president has received for fifty years.[251] Forty-seven percent of the respondents identified themselves as being Clinton supporters.