[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 151 (Tuesday, September 19, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S4571]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                       Nomination of Rita F. Lin

  Mr. President, today, the Senate will vote to confirm Judge Rita Lin 
to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. 
Judge Lin attended Harvard College and Harvard Law School before 
clerking for Judge Sandra Lynch on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 
First Circuit. During her 10 years in private practice, she focused on 
complex civil litigation and worked on a variety of matters, including 
copyright, trade secret misappropriation, unfair competition, breach of 
contract, and real estate.
  She then joined the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District 
of California and served as a Federal prosecutor for 4 years. In this 
role, Judge Lin investigated and prosecuted Federal criminal cases 
involving public corruption, organized crime, illegal firearms, child 
pornography, and violent crime. She also led teams of agents in 
dismantling drug trafficking networks and developed the Northern 
District of California's program for investigating doctors who had 
illegally prescribed opioids. In 2018, she was appointed to serve as a 
judge on the Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco. In 
her time on the bench, Judge Lin has presided over hundreds of felony 
criminal cases and several jury trials.
  Judge Lin has strong support from Senators Feinstein and Padilla and 
was unanimously rated ``well qualified'' by the American Bar 
Association. Her evenhanded approach to judicial decisionmaking and 
significant experience litigating both civil and criminal matters in 
Federal court will serve the Northern District of California well.
  I look forward to supporting Judge Lin's nomination and urge my 
colleagues to do the same.
  Mr. TUBERVILLE. 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. REED. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for 
the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.