On the recordJune 21, 2010
First, Mr. President, I wish to thank Senator Leahy and members of the Judiciary Committee for the hearing they gave to Mark Goldsmith for the Eastern District of Michigan. He is an extraordinary judge. He has proved it already on the bench in Michigan. He has wonderful judicial temperament, he knows how to listen, he knows how to think, and he brings to the bench--and will bring to the bench when, hopefully, we confirm him--the kind of judicial temperament we want in our district court judges. So I thank Senator Leahy and Senator Sessions, while he is on the floor. I have talked to Senator Sessions about Mark Goldsmith, and I thank him for his receptiveness. I believe all the members of the Judiciary Committee who had the chance to read the record or to be there at the hearing will agree that this is an unusually well-qualified nominee for our district court bench, and I thank them for their unanimous vote to bring him out of the committee.
