Political Quotes

“Mr. President, this week, the Senate will consider 12 outstanding judicial nominees. These nominees represent the continued efforts of President Biden and Senate Democrats to bring much-needed professional and demographic diversity to the Federal bench. This latest lineup of nominees include legal academics, public defenders, civil rights lawyers, sitting State and Federal judges, prosecutors, and private practitioners. Each of these nominees has the character, temperament, and qualifications to serve with distinction. The first nominee is Judge Jacqueline Corley, nominated to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. For more than a decade, Judge Corley has served as a Federal magistrate judge in the Northern District of California. She has handled cases implicating a variety of complex statutory and constitutional questions, from immigration to employment to national security matters. And in her time on the bench, she has amassed a record that reflects her evenhanded, impartial approach to the law. Earlier in her career, Judge Corley spent nearly two decades working in private legal practice and as a career law clerk to Judge Charles Breyer, who also serves on the Northern District of California. Judge Corley received a unanimous rating of ``Well Qualified'' from the American Bar Association, has the strong support of Senators Feinstein and Padilla, and received overwhelming bipartisan support in the Judiciary Committee.…”