[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 170 (Tuesday, October 17, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S5037]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    CONFIRMATION OF JENNIFER L. HALL

 Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, today, the Senate voted to confirm 
U.S. Magistrate Judge Jennifer Hall to the U.S. District Court for the 
District of Delaware.
  Judge Hall's significant courtroom experience--as both a litigator 
and as a jurist--will make her an excellent addition to the bench. She 
received her B.A. from the University of Minnesota, her M. Phil and 
Ph.D. from Yale University, and her J.D., magna cum laude, from the 
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School. Judge Hall clerked on the 
Federal Circuit and the Third Circuit before beginning her legal career 
in private practice, working on patent infringement and complex 
contract disputes. In 2011, Judge Hall became an assistant U.S. 
attorney in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Delaware, 
rising to chief of the civil division in 2015. As a prosecutor, she 
handled a wide range of criminal and civil matters. In 2019, Judge Hall 
was selected to serve as a magistrate judge in the District of 
Delaware. Since joining the bench, she has presided over four cases 
that have gone to verdict or judgment.
  Judge Hall has strong support from her home State Senators, Mr. 
Carper and Mr. Coons. In addition, she was unanimously rated ``well 
qualified'' by the American Bar Association.
  I strongly support the nomination of Judge Hall, and I am glad to see 
her confirmed on a broad bipartisan basis.
  (At the request of Mr. Schumer, the following statement was ordered 
to be printed in the Record.)

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