[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 83 (Wednesday, May 17, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S1697]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                     Nomination of Jeremy C. Daniel

  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, today the Senate will vote to confirm 
Jeremy C. Daniel to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District 
of Illinois.
  A native Chicagoan, Mr. Daniel received his bachelor's degree from 
Illinois Wesleyan University and his law degree from Loyola University 
Chicago School of Law. Mr. Daniel has served his country in more ways 
than one. As an undergraduate student, he served as a U.S. Marine Corps 
Reservist. After he graduated, Mr. Daniel served as a first lieutenant 
in the Marine Corps and completed tours in Japan and South Korea.
  Following law school, Mr. Daniel worked in private practice on 
intellectual property cases for several years before clerking for Judge 
Virginia Kendall on the Northern District of Illinois. In 2014, Mr. 
Daniel returned to public service, becoming an Assistant U.S. Attorney 
in the Northern District of Illinois. In this role, he has prosecuted a 
wide range of Federal crimes, including violations of drug and firearm 
laws, gang cases, and financial crimes. Since 2019, Mr. Daniel has 
served as deputy chief of the Narcotics and Money Laundering Section. 
In addition to prosecuting his own cases, he supervises other attorneys 
in the section. The American Bar Association rated Mr. Daniel 
unanimously ``well qualified.''
  Given his breadth of experience practicing in the Northern District 
of Illinois and his expertise in intellectual property and criminal 
law, Senator Duckworth and I strongly support Mr. Daniel. He will be an 
outstanding judge. I urge my colleagues to support his nomination.