[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 26 (Friday, February 7, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E156]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    RECOGNIZING JUDGE MATTHEW W. McFARLAND'S NOMINATION TO THE U.S. 
            DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO

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                         HON. BRAD R. WENSTRUP

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, February 7, 2020

  Mr. WENSTRUP. Madam Speaker, I rise to congratulate Judge Matthew 
McFarland on his confirmation to the U.S. District Court for the 
Southern District of Ohio.
  Raised just outside of Portsmouth, Ohio, Judge McFarland has 
extensive personal and professional history practicing law across 
Scioto County and Southern Ohio for the last 20 years. His dedication 
to public service is admirable.
  As an appellate judge, Judge McFarland authored over 1,000 opinions 
and made over 2,900 panel votes and served as the Presiding and 
Administrative Judge for multiple years. He has served as a visiting 
Judge on the Supreme Court of Ohio on four separate occasions allowing 
him to sit on each level of the Ohio Judiciary including the trial, 
appellate, and supreme court bench.
  Judge McFarland is now only the second federal judge to serve the 
Southern District of Ohio from Scioto County.
  I'm proud to recognize Judge McFarland for his outstanding public 
service and for his recent confirmation. I am confident he will 
continue to serve the people of Ohio well and I wish him the best of 
luck as he begins his tenure on the federal bench.

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