On the recordFebruary 17, 2012
I thank the chairman and the Judiciary Committee for reporting Jesse Furman out without dissent. Furman is a truly excellent figure. He clerked for the Supreme Court, has the support of all the clerks with whom he served, including those from Scalia and Rehnquist, on both sides of the aisle. He worked for Attorney General Mukasey and clerked for Mr. Mukasey. He is truly a moderate. He could be nominated just as easily in the grand tradition of judicial integrity by someone from this side of the aisle or that side of the aisle. If we cannot approve Mr. Furman and have a close-to-unanimous vote on him, I do not know on whom we can because he is such an excellent, thoughtful, and moderate judge. So I hope all of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle will vote for him. It may begin to mark a new wave, at least, in dealing with district court judges.
