Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I would like to offer my support for the confirmation of a highly qualified and accomplished New Yorker, Jesse Furman who has been nominated by President Obama to serve the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Jesse is currently the Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of New York where he has served as Deputy Chief Appellate Attorney since 2009. Previously, he worked in the Office of the Attorney General at the Department of Justice where he served as Counselor to the Attorney General. He has also worked in the law firm of Wiggin & Dana. From 2002 2003, he clerked for the Honorable David H. Souter of the Supreme Court and from 1999 2000 for the Honorable Jose A. Cabranes of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. He also served as a law clerk for the Honorable Michael B. Mukasey of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Jesse received his law degree from Yale Law School in 1998 and his bachelor's degree from Harvard University in 1994 where he graduated summa cum laude. He also served as a Henry Fellow at Oxford University. Because of Jesse's extensive legal career, I am more than confident that he has the experience to serve the Southern District of New York with great competence and fairness. While Jesse is more than qualified to be appointed to a judgeship, his confirmation has been delayed for 5 months by Senate Republicans.…”