[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 8 (Wednesday, January 12, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S181]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                    Nomination of Gabriel P. Sanchez

  Mr. PADILLA. Madam President, I rise today to urge my colleagues to 
join me in confirming Justice Gabriel Sanchez to the U.S. Court of 
Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
  Justice Sanchez has long be held in high esteem in California's legal 
circles. He brings thoughtfulness and empathy to every decision that he 
makes.
  He was born and raised in Los Angeles and was the proud son of a 
single mother from Mexico. She raised him while working tirelessly to 
make ends meet. With her unwavering support, Justice Sanchez went on to 
earn degrees from Yale College, from Cambridge University, and 
graduated from Yale Law School.
  He began his legal career as a law clerk to Judge Richard Paez on the 
Ninth Circuit, the same court where he is now nominated to serve. 
Justice Sanchez then went into private practice, as many young lawyers 
do, but he committed himself to engaging in the community deeply by 
providing pro bono legal services, so much so that in the year 2010, he 
earned a social justice award from the ACLU of Southern California for 
his work representing farm workers in a lawsuit to enforce workplace 
safety protections to help prevent deadly heat illnesses.
  Justice Sanchez went on to serve with distinction in California State 
government; first, as a deputy attorney general, and then as a deputy 
legal affairs secretary to then-Governor Brown. There, he proved 
himself to be a critical thinker, a creative problem-solver, and a 
dedicated public servant.
  In recognition of his work and his service, his even-handed 
judgments, and his great legal talent, Governor Brown appointed Justice 
Sanchez to the California Court of Appeals in 2018.
  Justice Sanchez has earned a reputation as an outstanding jurist 
committed to justice for all.
  I am confident that he will bring the same dedication to the bench of 
the Ninth Circuit, and I am proud to support his confirmation today.
  I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. BROWN. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order 
for the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.