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On the recordDecember 21, 2010
These judges have made glowing reports on Judge Benita Pearson, who has been a magistrate, a CPA, practiced privately, worked for the U.S. Attorney's Office. She will be the first African-American woman to sit on the Federal bench in Ohio. She has been supported by Senator Voinovich and a bipartisan commission of 17 lawyers who picked her. She is a great choice. I ask the concurrence of my colleagues.
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Sherrod Brown
Democratic · Ohio
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govinfo.gov
Dec 21, 2010

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The speaker is advocating for the confirmation of Judge Benita Pearson to the Federal bench in Ohio.

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