[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 29 (Tuesday, March 17, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S2094]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




NOMINATION OF JUSTICE SUSAN GRABER TO THE U.S. CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS 
                         FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

  Mr. SMITH of Oregon. Mr. President, today we have an opportunity to 
confirm the nomination of an outstanding judicial nominee to the U.S. 
Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The fact that Susan 
Graber is scheduled today for a floor vote is a great honor, but one 
that does not surprise me. Justice Graber has earned an excellent 
reputation among her colleagues on the Oregon Supreme Court and 
throughout the Oregon Bar. She has earned this outstanding reputation 
not only because of her legal scholarship, but also because of the high 
professional standards she has consistently displayed in her advocacy 
in private practice and during the years she has served on the bench. I 
am confident that Justice Susan Graber will bring to the Ninth Circuit 
Court of Appeals the same dedication, professionalism, and integrity 
that has been the hallmark of her legal career.
  Mr. President, I urge my colleagues to join me in support of this 
outstanding judicial nominee.

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