[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 155 (Friday, November 7, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Pages S11947-S11948]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    CONFIRMATION OF CHRISTINA SNYDER

  Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I thank the Senate, in particular I 
thank the majority and minority leaders for the agreement that allowed 
the confirmation of Christina Snyder as a Federal district court judge 
to proceed. I think this body will be proud of Mrs. Snyder's work on 
the bench. I have a great deal of faith in her.
  I thank the majority leader very much for scheduling this vote on the 
nomination of Christina Snyder. Mrs. Snyder is an excellent candidate, 
and I am delighted that the Senate will act today on her nomination.
  Christina Snyder's nomination has been pending before the Senate 
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being reported by the Judiciary Committee on September 18, and the 
California district courts face an urgent need for additional judges on 
the bench.
  I recommended Chris Snyder to the President, in January 1996, for 
appointment to the central district of California because I believe she 
is extremely well qualified for the position.
  Christina Snyder is a highly respected lawyer in Los Angeles. She has 
more than 20 years of experience in the courtroom and served as a 
partner in three respected Los Angeles law firms.
  She has focused her legal career on civil proceedings, where 
approximately 70 percent of her cases have been in the Federal courts.
  Her practice has consisted of complex civil litigation, representing 
mostly defendants, including cases involving the Federal securities 
laws, civil RICO, antitrust, intellectual property, and the Lanham Act.
  Christina's record for integrity and decisiveness has earned the 
respect of her peers, both Democrats and Republicans alike.
  Chris Snyder has the support of professors, judges, and lawyers in 
the central district and throughout California.
  Among her many supporters are such prominent Republican Los Angeles 
leaders as Mayor Richard Riordan, who noted his very high regard and 
enthusiastic support for her, and Sheriff Sherman Block.
  As a testament to her high regard by her colleagues in the legal 
profession, Mrs. Snyder was nominated for membership to the prestigious 
American Law Institute. Membership in the organization is equally 
divided between lawyers, judges, and legal professors. It is indeed an 
honor to be elected to the organization and Mrs. Snyder was elected to 
the institute the very first time she was nominated, a noteworthy 
accomplishment.
  Mrs. Snyder has also lectured on various subjects related to banking 
law and intellectual property law, and is currently coauthoring a 
treatise on the local rules of practice of the Federal courts in the 
State of California.
  As an attorney for over 20 years, she has the experience and 
temperament to excel in this position.
  I urge the Senate to confirm her nomination to the central district 
court.
  Thank you, Mr. President. I yield the floor.
  Mrs. BOXER addressed the Chair.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from California.
  Mrs. BOXER. Thank you very much, Mr. President. I want to pick up on 
a thank you here about the fact that we were able to confirm today an 
outstanding candidate that Senator Feinstein recommended to the 
President, Christine Snyder.

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