02/05/2014
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"Confirming Ms. Merchant would not only add another brilliant legal mind to the bench, it would help ensure that the bench of the Eastern District better reflects the diversity of the people it serves."
"Those remarks were well worth waiting for."
"A diverse court is essential, essential for Americans' trust in an impartial judiciary and vital for the help of our democratic institutions."
"I knew she would really be a force."