Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I rise to express my strong support for the nomination of California Superior Court Judge Josephine Staton Tucker to sit on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. Judge Tucker brings a wealth of relevant experience as a lawyer and a judge to her candidacy for the Federal bench. For the last 8 years, she has been a trial judge on the Orange County Superior Court. She has managed a judicial calendar of up to 500 pending cases at a time. She has presided over trials on topics as diverse as commercial contract disputes, negligence and discrimination actions, felony criminal cases, and family law matters. And she has served for 2 years on the Appellate Division of the court by special appointment from the chief justice of California, giving her important experience with appeals as well as trials. Additionally, Judge Tucker brings 15 years of litigation experience as an associate and then a partner at the law firm of Morrison Foerster LLP. Her work in private practice included representation of both plaintiffs and defendants in all aspects of employment law, including individual and class action litigation regarding employment discrimination, wrongful discharge, trade secrets and unfair competition, privacy, and wage and hour issues. She represented clients before State courts, Federal courts, and administrative agencies, and she also provided training to employers regarding compliance with federal and state employment laws.…”