John Cornyn: “I am proud to join Senators Inhofe and Coburn--my friends and neighbors from the State of Oklahoma--in support of this…”

“I am proud to join Senators Inhofe and Coburn--my friends and neighbors from the State of Oklahoma--in support of this fine nominee to the Federal bench. Jerome Holmes is a leader in Oklahoma's legal community--and a leader in the broader community in which he lives. Mr. Holmes has demonstrated the qualifications, character, and temperament that will make him an outstanding judge. As a testament to his ability and promise, the Judiciary Committee unanimously voted to move Mr. Holmes's nomination to this floor for confirmation. Jerome Holmes enjoys bipartisan support not only here in Washington, but, perhaps more telling, he enjoys bipartisan support back home in Oklahoma--where people know best this accomplished man and his good work. In fact, Oklahoma's Democrat Governor, Brad Henry, said of Mr. Holmes: ``Jerome is a highly qualified candidate, a superb lawyer with a reputation for fairness, ethics, and integrity . . . In short, I do not think you could have a candidate more highly qualified and regarded than Jerome Holmes.'' Again, Mr. President, that high praise comes from Oklahoma's Democrat Governor. Other prominent Democrats in Oklahoma praise Jerome Holmes as ``a person of unwavering integrity,'' a ``principled leader,'' and someone with a ``willingness to listen and respect differing views.'' In short, the people who know this man best--Oklahomans of competing political stripes and policy views--think Jerome Holmes will make a great judge.…”