[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 95 (Wednesday, May 20, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S2535]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                     Nomination of John F. Heil III

  Mr. LANKFORD. Madam President, in a few minutes, the Senate will vote 
on the nomination of John Heil to serve as a district court judge for 
Oklahoma.
  We have three areas in Oklahoma: the Northern District, Eastern 
district, and Western district. This judge position covers all three of 
those, and they move to wherever there is the greatest need, and we are 
in great need. This is a position that we have needed for a while, and 
I am proud that John Heil has gone through this process. He was 
overwhelmingly confirmed in his nomination process through committee. I 
expect him to have wide bipartisan support when it passes this floor in 
a few moments and look forward to him transitioning from being a great 
attorney in our State to being a great judge to serve the people of 
Oklahoma and the United States on the Federal bench. So I am looking 
forward to that vote being completed.