[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 68 (Thursday, May 23, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S4829]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                THE NOMINATION OF JUDGE D. BROOKS SMITH

  Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I thank the members of the Judiciary 
Committee for moving forward with Judge D. Brooks Smith's nomination 
for the Third Circuit. He is an impressive judge from the Western 
District of Pennsylvania. He has a distinguished 14-year career on the 
bench. He has a distinguished 2-year career on the Common Pleas Court 
in Blair County, PA.
  I thank, in particular, Senator Biden, Senator Kohl, and Senator 
Edwards who supported the nomination and enabled the nomination to come 
out of committee. I certainly hope we will schedule his confirmation on 
the Senate floor when we return from the Memorial Day recess.
  We have a couple of vacancies on the court in Pennsylvania. This 
would be a most welcome addition to the Third Circuit.

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