[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 155 (Friday, November 7, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S12052]
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 CHRISTINA A. SNYDER, JUDICIAL NOMINEE FOR THE U.S. DISTRICT COURT IN 
                   THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

  Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, the U.S. Senate showed its overwhelming 
support today for Christina Snyder, one of the most qualified legal 
minds to fill a seat on the Federal bench of the Central District of 
California. My unwavering confidence in Ms. Snyder arises from respect 
for her background, education and career. I am very pleased she has 
been confirmed.
  Ms. Snyder is a native of the Los Angeles area, having grown up in 
the Montebello community in East Los Angeles. She studied in the public 
elementary schools of Montebello and Orange County, and was 
valedictorian of her high school class. She later studied at the 
University of California at Los Angeles, before transferring to Pomona 
College where she earned her undergraduate degree. She earned her law 
degree at Stanford University.
  Mr. President, I am sure you are aware Ms. Snyder's legal background 
is highly respected throughout the State of California. Ms. Snyder has 
distinguished herself in the legal community of Los Angeles through 
more than 20 years of law practice. Ms. Snyder began her career working 
at the Los Angeles law firm of Wyman, Bautzer, Kuchel and Silbert, 
where she eventually was made a partner. She later went on to become a 
law partner at two other Los Angeles law firms. Her nomination and 
election to the highly regarded American Law Institute in 1993 is 
further evidence of the respect she commands within the legal 
profession.
  Moreover, Ms. Snyder has demonstrated a strong commitment to 
community service as one of the founding members of Public Counsel, a 
public interest law firm of the Los Angeles County and Beverly Hills 
Bar Associations. She also served as the California State Bar designee 
on the Board of Directors of the Western Center for Law and Poverty.
  Again, I am pleased to speak in favor of Ms. Snyder and feel she is a 
valuable addition to the Federal bench.

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