Arlen Specter: “John E. Jones III is a very distinguished lawyer. I have known him personally for 15 years. He comes from Pottsville…”

“John E. Jones III is a very distinguished lawyer. I have known him personally for 15 years. He comes from Pottsville, PA. He had an outstanding practice. He has an exemplary academic record. He served as chairman of a very important agency, the Liquor Control Board of Pennsylvania, which has quasi- judicial functions. Joy Flowers Conti was just voted on. I thank the chairman, Senator Leahy, for moving these two judges. I urge him to follow the calendar, which has next in line D. Brooks Smith, who is the present judge of the Western District of Pennsylvania and who has been approved by the committee for the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. We are taking up another judge tomorrow. I trust that Judge Smith will be up for confirmation. I yield the remainder of my time.”