[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 189 (Tuesday, December 6, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S6987]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                     Nomination of Frances Kay Behm

  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, today, the Senate will vote to confirm 
Judge Frances Kay Behm to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern 
District of Michigan. She is a highly experienced jurist who will serve 
with distinction on the Federal bench. Judge Behm graduated summa cum 
laude from Albion College and earned her J.D. from the University of 
Michigan Law School. After law school, she spent more than a decade in 
private practice, representing a broad range of clients in business 
litigation, transactional matters, and probate proceedings, as well as 
preparing estate planning documents.
  In 2009, then-Governor Jennifer Granholm appointed Judge Behm to 
serve as a judge for the Genesee County, MI, circuit and probate 
courts. On the bench, she has presided over a wide range of cases--
including criminal, civil, juvenile, and probate matters. As a family 
court judge, Judge Behm has presided over approximately 1,600 bench 
trials and three jury trials. Since 2019, she has presided over 16 
bench trials and 18 jury trials on the general/civil/criminal division/
business court.
  Judge Behm has the strong support of her home State Senators, Ms. 
Stabenow and Mr. Peters. In addition, she received a unanimous rating 
of ``well qualified'' from the American Bar Association. I am proud to 
support Judge Behm's nomination, and I urge my colleagues to do so as 
well.