[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 2 (Wednesday, January 18, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Page S7]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 THE CONFIRMATION OF GREG VAN TATENHOVE

 Mr. BUNNING. Mr. President, I am so happy the U.S. Senate 
confirmed Greg Van Tatenhove to sit on the Federal judicial bench.
  By sending his nomination to the U.S. Senate, President Bush has 
presented the American people with a top-notch candidate for our 
Federal bench in the Eastern District of Kentucky.
  Greg has great experience and strong qualifications. Although he is 
not originally from Kentucky, he made a smart decision by making a 
permanent move to our Commonwealth. Greg also received a great 
education from both Kentucky's Asbury College and the University of 
Kentucky College of Law. I am proud to call Greg a fellow Kentuckian.
  Greg has worked two stints for members of Kentucky's Federal 
congressional delegation Senator McConnell and Representative Ron 
Lewis. Greg also served as a judicial law clerk in U.S. District Court, 
and he served in the U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Division as a 
trial attorney. Over the last 4 years Greg has served admirably as a 
U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky.
  His time on Capitol Hill, in the Department of Justice, and within 
our judicial system has given Greg a wealth of knowledge and experience 
which can only make him a better judge. Clearly, Greg possesses the 
wisdom, temperament, and character to be a Federal judge. President 
George W. Bush and the U.S. Senate have done well working together to 
ensure Greg's nomination and confirmation for service as a Federal 
judge.
  I am proud to support Greg's elevation for this Federal judgeship, 
and I am thankful to Chairman Specter and Ranking Member Leahy, too, 
for their leadership on the U.S. Senate's Judiciary Committee to ensure 
the swift approval of Greg's confirmation. The United States and 
Kentucky are better off with Greg serving their citizens.

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