On the recordApril 30, 2014
Mr. Speaker, today, the House will consider the nomination by President Obama of Ms. Sheryl Lipman to be a district court judge in the Western District of Tennessee. Yesterday, with less than 60 votes, cloture was lifted in the Senate. Ms. Lipman will assuredly be confirmed by the Senate today. She is an outstanding jurist whom I recommended to the President. She was counsel to the University of Memphis, an esteemed attorney in private practice, and the executive director of Diversity Memphis, a group that brings people together. She was recommended by a bipartisan group of ad hoc lawyers in Memphis as the highest-qualified person seeking the position. She will serve the district well. I commend President Obama for his nomination, and I thank Senators Alexander and Corker for their bipartisanship in voting for the lifting of cloture, voting for her today, and helping this nomination come about. ____________________
