[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 163 (Wednesday, October 16, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S5830]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                   Confirmation of Frank William Volk

  Mr. President, one last issue. The Senate voted earlier today to 
confirm Frank Volk as our U.S. district judge for the Southern District 
of West Virginia. It was unanimous, 92 to 0. Judge Volk has been 
serving as the chief bankruptcy judge in the Southern District since 
2015.
  Prior to that appointment, he worked as a career law clerk for some 
of our State's most distinguished jurists, including Judges Charles 
Haden, John Copenhaver, Blaine Michael, and Margaret Workman. Judge 
Volk is a graduate of the West Virginia University College of Law, 
where he served as editor-in-chief of the Law Review. For more than a 
decade, he has taught courses at the law school on topics ranging from 
bankruptcy to Federal Civil Rights.
  I was very pleased that, at my suggestion, President Trump nominated 
Judge Volk to continue his service on the district court, and I am very 
pleased about that.
  I know he will be a judge who will root his decisions firmly in the 
text and original meaning of our Constitution and our statutes. I know 
he will be fair to all parties who appear before him. I know he will 
bring honor to our Federal judiciary.
  Besides all of his legal acumen, which is tremendous, he is a really 
decent man. He is a great family man who loves his family and has 
remained very humble through all of his successes.
  With our actions today, and I thank my colleagues, the Senate has now 
confirmed 156 judges nominated by President Trump. That number now 
includes Judge Volk, as well as Judge Thomas Kleeh, who is now serving 
as a district judge in the Northern District of West Virginia. It 
includes 43 judges who now serve on our courts of appeals, and of 
course it includes two Supreme Court Justices.
  It is important that the Senate continue confirming well-qualified 
men and women who will faithfully apply the law to serve on our Federal 
courts. I thank my colleagues again for confirming Judge Volk today and 
hope we will continue to make judicial confirmations a priority as we 
move forward.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The majority leader.

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