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On the recordSeptember 29, 2010
Mr. President, I now ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of Calendar No. 1172, the nomination of Maria Raffinan, to be an associate judge of the DC Superior Court; that the nomination be confirmed and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table; that any statements relating to the nomination be printed in the Record, and the President of the United States be immediately notified of the Senate's action. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The nomination considered and confirmed is as follows: the judiciary Maria Elizabeth Raffinan, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen years.
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