Political Quotes

“I rise to offer my strong support for Ms. Nina Pillard to be a U.S. district court judge for the District of Columbia Circuit. Nina Pillard is an exemplary nominee who is more than qualified to serve on the Federal bench. She has been a tenured professor of constitutional law at Georgetown University Law Center for 15 years and is a highly accomplished litigator who has practiced law at every level of the court system, including the Supreme Court. Nina Pillard's impressive professional background makes her superbly qualified to serve on the DC Circuit. Her sheer talent, legal prowess, and vast and varied professional career is a testament to her brilliance. She has argued nine cases before the U.S. Supreme Court and briefed dozens of others on significant constitutional questions such as gender equality, the Family Medical Leave Act, the right to a jury trial, and free speech. Over the course of her 25-year legal career, Ms. Pillard has argued and/or briefed landmark Supreme Court cases, including United States v. Virginia, where she successfully opened the doors of the Virginia Military Institute to female cadets. Nina attended Harvard Law School, where she was editor of the Harvard Law Review. She began her career as a clerk for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania for the Honorable Louis H. Pollak and served as assistant counsel for the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund.…”