[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 184 (Wednesday, November 30, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S6879]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                  Nomination of Camille L. Velez-Rive

  Mr. DURBIN. Madam President, today, the Senate continues the 
important work of confirming highly qualified, diverse nominees to the 
Federal judiciary, as we take up the nomination of Judge Camille Velez-
Rive, who has been nominated to the U.S. District Court for the 
District of Puerto Rico.
  Born and raised in Puerto Rico, Judge Velez-Rive has served as a 
magistrate judge for the District of Puerto Rico for the past 18 years. 
In that time, she has presided over 20 jury trials and six bench 
trials, including both civil and criminal proceedings.
  Before joining the bench, Judge Velez-Rive was an associate at a San 
Juan-based firm, where she practiced for 3 years. She then served as an 
assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico for 6 years. 
During that time, she worked for 2 years within the criminal appellate 
division, briefing more than 80 criminal appeals and arguing 10 appeals 
before the First Circuit. Judge Velez-Rive then spent 4 more years in 
the civil division, handling approximately 65 cases.
  Judge Velez-Rive earned her B.A. with college honors from Washington 
University in St. Louis and her J.D. magna cum laude from the 
University of Puerto Rico Law School. After graduating, she went on to 
clerk for the Honorable Francisco Rebollo-Lopez on the Supreme Court of 
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
  The American Bar Association has unanimously rated Judge Velez-Rive 
as ``well qualified'' to serve on the District of Puerto Rico.
  As a long-serving Federal judge with extensive trial experience, 
Judge Velez-Rive is highly qualified to continue her service to the 
District of Puerto Rico as a Federal district court judge.
  I look forward to supporting this well-qualified nominee and urge my 
colleagues to join me in doing so.