Pete Sessions: “I will speak about Callie--known as Ginny--Granade, who will be voted on shortly for the U.S. district judgeship for the…”

“I will speak about Callie--known as Ginny--Granade, who will be voted on shortly for the U.S. district judgeship for the southern district of Alabama. Ginny Granade is a nominee of the highest order. President Bush has nominated her to be the judge in the southern district of Alabama. She has the temperament, integrity, legal knowledge, and experience that will make her an outstanding jurist on the Federal bench. I know this from firsthand experience. She served as assistant U.S. attorney when I was U.S. attorney for 12 years. She had been originally appointed assistant U.S. attorney by my predecessor in the late 1970s. She served with great skill and distinction. I was there when she was named one of the first senior litigation counsels in the Department of Justice, a position that recognized her extraordinary skill and integrity in prosecuting throughout the country. Later, she became the chief of the criminal section of the U.S. Attorney's Office under my tenure, and then she became the acting U.S. attorney, until recently, when the new U.S. attorney was confirmed by the Senate. Ginny is levelheaded, fair minded, trustworthy, and very smart. She has tremendous capabilities.”