[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 91 (Monday, June 4, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S2953]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          JUDICIAL NOMINATIONS

  Mr. McCONNELL. Madam President, the Senate will begin this week by 
voting on three more of the President's well-qualified nominees for the 
Federal judiciary.
  First on the slate is Magistrate Judge Robert Wier, selected by 
President Trump to serve as a district judge for the Eastern District 
of Kentucky.
  Judge Wier's sterling credentials and the support he enjoys from the 
legal community suggest that he will excel on the Federal bench. He 
graduated at the top of his class at the University of Kentucky, 
followed by a successful career in private practice. In 2006, he became 
a magistrate judge. In 2014, his colleagues unanimously reappointed him 
to a second term.
  Judge Wier has the intellect, skill, and experience to take on this 
role. I will proudly vote to advance his nomination later today.
  Following Judge Wier, we will consider Fernando Rodriguez for the 
Southern District of Texas and Annemarie Axon for the Northern District 
of Alabama.
  In each case, the Senate's work will be upholding one of our most 
central constitutional responsibilities--to consider and confirm high-
quality candidates.

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