Arlen Specter: “very briefly, we are about to proceed to a vote on three judicial nominees. In my judgment, they are all well…”

“very briefly, we are about to proceed to a vote on three judicial nominees. In my judgment, they are all well- qualified. There is no contest. One of the nominees, Thomas Edward Johnston, currently serves as the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia. He has been nominated for the District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia and has an excellent academic and professional background. Timothy C. Batten has been nominated to be a judge for the District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. He has been an active practitioner with the Schreeder, Wheeler & Flint law firm for the past 22 years. Again, I believe this nomination is not controversial. Aida M. Delgado-Colon has been nominated to be a judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. She has been a magistrate judge since 1993 and has served with the Department of Labor in Puerto Rico, the Office of the Federal Public Defender for Puerto Rico, and as an adjunct professor at Pontifical Catholic University. That is a very brief statement of these three nominees. I yield to my distinguished ranking member, Senator Leahy. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Vermont.”