Bob Dole: “I am speaking today to offer my unconditional support for the nomination of Frank DeArmon Whitney to serve as a U.S.…”

“I am speaking today to offer my unconditional support for the nomination of Frank DeArmon Whitney to serve as a U.S. district judge in the Western District of North Carolina. Mr. Whitney has an impressive record of accomplishment and achievement, and he will make an outstanding judge. Frank Whitney has deep roots in North Carolina and in public service. He attended Wake Forest University and the business and law schools at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. After receiving his law degree with honors, Frank clerked on the prestigious U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit for the Honorable David Sentelle. Upon completing his clerkship and a year in private legal practice, Frank returned to North Carolina and dedicated himself to public service. For nearly 11 years, he served as an assistant U.S. attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, where he acquired substantial trial experience--both criminal and civil--and earned the abiding respect of his colleagues and peers. In 2002, Frank was elevated to the post of U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina. As a result of his leadership, energy, and enthusiasm, the Eastern District has experienced a period of robust and resounding success. Among his many accomplishments, Frank Whitney has supervised what has been called the most successful public corruption prosecution in North Carolina history.…”