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“this week, the Senate will vote on Florence Pan's nomination to the District Court for the District of Columbia. She is highly qualified, with more than a decade of experience on the bench. If confirmed, she would be the first Asian-American woman to serve on that court. She graduated summa cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania and received her law degree with distinction from Stanford. After clerking on the Southern District of New York in the Second Circuit, she decided to pursue a legal career in public service. In 1995, she was selected for the prestigious Bristow fellowship in the Office of the Solicitor General. After completing her fellowship, she served as attorney in the Appellate Section of the Criminal Division of the Justice Department and senior advisor to the Department of the Treasury. Beginning in 1999, Judge Pan worked as an assistant U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia for 10 years. In this role, she litigated local and Federal courts at the trial and appellate level. In 2009, President Obama nominated her to serve on the DC Superior Court. She was confirmed with unanimous support by the Senate. Years later, President Obama nominated her to serve on the DC district court, and her nomination was reported out of the Republican- controlled Judiciary Committee by a voice vote. Unfortunately, she didn't receive a floor vote in time, though lawmakers on both sides of the aisle recognized that she was eminently qualified.…”