[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 179 (Tuesday, October 31, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S5241]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                   Nomination of Matthew James Maddox

  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, today, the Senate will vote to confirm 
Judge Matthew James Maddox to the U.S. District Court for the District 
of Maryland.
  A native Marylander, Judge Maddox received his B.A. from Morgan State 
University and his J.D. from Yale Law School before clerking for Judge 
Gerald Bruce Lee on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of 
Virginia. Following his clerkship, Judge Maddox worked as an associate 
at Holland & Knight LLP, where he primarily represented business 
clients in civil litigation, regulatory compliance, and risk management 
matters. He then completed a second clerkship with Judge Andre Davis on 
the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Judge Maddox spent 
the bulk of his legal career working in public service as an assistant 
U.S. attorney in the District of Maryland. Last year, he was appointed 
by the judges of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland 
to serve as a magistrate judge. The American Bar Association 
unanimously rated Judge Maddox as ``well qualified,'' and his 
nomination is strongly supported by his home state Senators, Mr. Cardin 
and Mr. Van Hollen.
  With significant experience in both criminal and civil matters and a 
proven dedication to equal justice under law, Judge Maddox will serve 
the District of Maryland with distinction.
  I am proud to support his nomination.
  Mr. CARDIN. 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. CARDIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for 
the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.