Arlen Specter: “I support the nomination of Jennifer Walker Elrod for the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. She has an excellent academic…”

“I support the nomination of Jennifer Walker Elrod for the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. She has an excellent academic record: magna cum laude from Baylor, where she was Phi Beta Kappa and cum laude from Harvard Law School. She has served as an adjunct faculty member at the University of Houston Law Center. She has been in the practice of law for some 15 years, spending 8 years at the law firm Baker Botts. She has done extensive pro bono work including as general counsel for the Communities in Schools in Houston. She has extensive participation in the bar association. She's a member of the Mexican-American Bar Association of Houston and the Houston Bar Association. I believe her record qualifies her for the circuit court, notwithstanding the considerations of age and experience.”