Political Quotes

“today the Senate will vote on the nomination of Margaret Strickland for the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico. For nearly 15 years, Ms. Strickland has served the people of New Mexico as a public defender and a civil rights attorney. With her extensive qualifications and distinguished career in public service, Ms. Strickland will make an excellent addition to the New Mexico District Court. She began her legal career in the Law Offices of the Public Defender for the State of New Mexico, a role in which she handled nearly every type of criminal case. Over the years--and this is an amazing number-- she has tried nearly 90 cases. The vast majority of her practice has been in Federal court. Here in the Senate, Ms. Strickland boasts the strong support of her home State Senators, Senators Heinrich and Lujan. Her nomination also received bipartisan support in our Judiciary Committee. She received a ``well qualified'' rating from the American Bar Association. And like so many of the nominees coming from the Biden administration, she really shows professional diversity in her background. As a former public defender and civil rights attorney, she will offer a legal perspective that we often find missing from the bench. She has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to equal justice under the law, and as a judge, she will ensure that every voice is heard in the courtroom. I urge my colleagues to support her nomination.”