[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 169 (Thursday, October 24, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S6135]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    NOMINATION OF JUSTIN REED WALKER

  Mr. McCONNELL. Madam President, later today, the Senate will have the 
opportunity to confirm another brilliant nominee to the Federal 
judiciary. In this case, I am proud to say this new lifetime judge will 
be another fine Kentuckian.
  For those of us who know Justin Walker and have seen his work up 
close, it is clear that President Trump made an outstanding choice to 
be a district judge for the Western District of Kentucky.
  Mr. Walker has sharpened his legal skills at the highest levels, 
including premier clerkships to then-Judge Brett Kavanaugh of the DC 
circuit and former Justice Anthony Kennedy.
  As a prominent attorney and law professor, he has earned the respect 
of his peers in the legal world and of the community that he will serve 
on the bench.
  For his students, Mr. Walker has been a mentor who helps push them to 
fulfill their potential in the classroom and throughout their legal 
careers.
  His thoughtful and deliberate approach fit the mold of a Federal 
judge who--imagine this--will uphold the laws and the Constitution as 
they are actually written, not as he might wish them to be.
  So I am confident Mr. Walker will serve our Commonwealth and the 
country extremely well as a district judge. I look forward to voting to 
confirm him, and I certainly urge my colleagues to join me.

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