Political Quotes

“I am very pleased to express my strong support for two highly qualified nominees to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California: Superior Court Judge Beth Freeman, and James Donato. I recommended these candidates to President Obama after my bipartisan screening committee gave them both strong recommendations. I am very pleased they will soon fill two longstanding vacancies in the Northern District of California. Judge Freeman earned her law degree from Harvard Law School in 1979, and she served in the County Counsel's Office in San Mateo for 18 years. She has spent the last 12 years on the San Mateo Superior Court, including as presiding judge and assistant presiding judge. She has presided over more than a thousand trials, and she has experience in both civil and criminal cases. I have received letters of support for Judge Freeman from Don Horsley, president of the San Mateo Board of Supervisors and former chair of the County's Domestic Violence Council, and from Stephen Wagstaffe, San Mateo District Attorney. These letters are strong endorsements for Judge Freeman, and I will simply quote what Mr. Wagstaffe said: ``In 36 years as a prosecutor in San Mateo County, I have not seen a better judge in all respects than Judge Freeman.'' That is very high praise, and I am pleased Judge Freeman soon will be confirmed and begin her service as a Federal judge in San Jose.…”