[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 Vernon D. Oliver

  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, today, the Senate will vote to confirm 
Judge Vernon Oliver to the U.S. District Court for the District of 
Connecticut. Judge Oliver's long career on the bench and in public 
service make him an outstanding nominee to the Federal bench.
  Born and raised in Connecticut, Judge Oliver received his B.A. and 
J.D. from the University of Connecticut. After spending approximately 3 
years in private practice, Judge Oliver devoted the rest of his legal 
career to public service, serving as an Assistant State's Attorney in 
the division of criminal justice and as an Assistant Attorney General 
in the child protection unit of the Connecticut Office of the Attorney 
General.
  In 2009, Judge Oliver was appointed to be a judge on the Connecticut 
Superior Court, presiding over criminal, civil, habeas corpus, and 
housing matters. On the bench, he has presided over more than 320 
trials that have gone to verdict or judgment. He has also sat by 
designation on the Connecticut Appellate Court in three matters.
  Judge Oliver has strong support from his home State Senators, Mr. 
Blumenthal and Mr. Murphy. In addition, he was unanimously rated ``well 
qualified'' by the American Bar Association. Judge Oliver's deep ties 
to Connecticut and significant courtroom experience, as a longtime 
litigator and on the bench, make him well-positioned to serve the 
District of Connecticut with distinction.
  I urge my colleagues to support Judge Oliver's nomination.