Pete Sessions: “I wish to speak on the William Myers' nomination to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. He is a man of skill, a man with…”

“I wish to speak on the William Myers' nomination to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. He is a man of skill, a man with a proven record of public service, a man with a broad background in legal matters, a man perfectly suited to help improve the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, which has had an extraordinary number of problems in recent years. William Myers has bipartisan support. He has had a distinguished legal career. Ranging from his service as a solicitor for the Department of Interior, the chief legal officer at the Department of Interior, to his extensive private practice at Holland & Hart, one of Idaho's most prestigious law firms, where he specialized in Federal litigation involving public lands and natural resource issues. He served for close to 4 years on the staff of former Senator Alan Simpson as legislative counsel. Senator Simpson served for many years in the Senate. William Myers has also served as an assistant to the Attorney General in the U.S. Department of Justice and as Deputy General Counsel for Programs in the United States Department of Energy. These are broad experiences, the kinds of experiences that will be most valuable to him as a Federal judge because many Federal cases involve relations and litigation affecting Federal agencies in matters of land, conservation, and energy. This is particularly true of the West. He is qualified to serve.…”