On the recordMay 23, 2013
I come to the floor today in support of the nomination of Sri Srinivasan to the D.C. Circuit Court. Mr. Srinivasan is an exemplary nominee to the Federal bench, and I am here to encourage my colleagues to confirm him without delay. Sri Srinivasan is currently the Principal Deputy Solicitor General at the Department of Justice and was previously a partner at the law firm of O'Melveny & Myers LLP. Born in India, Mr. Srinivasan grew up in Lawrence, KS, and earned his B.A., with honors and distinction, his M.B.A, and his J.D., Order of the Coif, all from Stanford University. After completing law school, Mr. Srinivasan served as a clerk on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, and then for Justice Sandra Day O'Connor on the U.S. Supreme Court. Mr. Srinivasan has extensive Federal appellate court experience representing pro bono clients, private sector clients, and, in his current post, the U.S. government. Over the course of his 17-year legal career, Mr. Srinivasan has argued an impressive 24 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court and 9 cases in the Federal courts of appeal. His arguments before the Supreme Court include a wide range of subject matters ranging from the First Amendment, criminal procedure, and foreign sovereign immunity to banking, immigration, and Native American law. If confirmed, Mr. Srinivasan will be the first Asian American in history to serve on the D.C.…
