[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 32 (Thursday, February 16, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S452]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   CONFIRMATION OF DANIEL CALABRETTA

  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, today, the Senate voted on the nomination 
of Judge Daniel Calabretta, who has been nominated to the U.S. District 
Court for the Eastern District of California. Born in Union City, TN, 
Judge Calabretta received his bachelor's degree, summa cum laude, from 
Princeton University, and his J.D, magna cum laude, from the University 
of Chicago.
  After clerking for the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul 
Stevens and working in private practice for 3 years, Judge Calabretta 
spent the majority of his legal career--15 years in public service in 
California. As the Deputy Legal Affairs Secretary for California 
Governor Jerry Brown, Judge Calabretta advised officials on executive 
orders following emergency declarations. He then went on to work for 
the California Department of Justice, where he defended the Attorney 
General and other State officials in litigation on a variety of matters 
in Federal and State court. In 2019, Judge Calabretta was appointed to 
the California Superior Court as a Juvenile Court judge, where he has 
presided over approximately 200 bench trials.
  The American Bar Association rated Judge Calabretta as unanimously 
``well qualified,'' and he has the strong support of Senators Feinstein 
and Padilla.
  In addition to his qualifications and deep ties to the California 
legal community, Judge Calabretta will be the first openly LGBTQ+ 
person to serve on U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of 
California.
  I thank my colleagues for confirming him.

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