[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 197 (Thursday, November 30, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S5682]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                          Judicial Nominations

  Mr. President, on nominations, today on the floor, the Senate will 
proceed with the nominations of two extraordinary judicial nominees. We 
will first confirm Shanlyn Park to serve as a district judge for the 
District of Hawaii. Once confirmed, Judge Park will become the only 
Native Hawaiian woman on the Federal bench.
  Later this afternoon, we will move forward with the nomination of 
Irma Ramirez to serve as a circuit judge for the Fifth Circuit. Judge 
Ramirez is an accomplished and well-respected litigator who would bring 
over 30 years of legal experience to the Fifth Circuit. If confirmed, 
Judge Ramirez will be the first Latina to serve on the Fifth Circuit 
and the only active Latino judge on the court.
  I will enthusiastically support both nominees today, and this Senate 
majority will continue to prioritize judges moving forward.