[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 17 (Tuesday, January 30, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Pages S282-S283]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                    Nomination of Joshua Paul Kolar

  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, today, the Senate will vote to confirm 
U.S. Magistrate Judge Joshua Kolar to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 
Seventh Circuit.
  After receiving his B.A. and J.D. from Northwestern University, Judge 
Kolar worked in private practice and clerked for Judge Wayne R. 
Andersen on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of 
Illinois. From 2007 to 2018, Judge Kolar was an assistant U.S. attorney 
in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Indiana. He 
prosecuted a range of cases, including public corruption, terrorism-
related offenses, violent crimes, narcotics conspiracies, and firearms 
offenses. Over the course of his legal career, Judge Kolar tried 16 
cases to verdict and briefed or argued 20 appeals before the Seventh 
Circuit.

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  In 2019, Judge Kolar was selected by the district judges of the 
Northern District of Indiana to be a magistrate judge, where he 
presides over civil and criminal cases. Since 2009, Judge Kolar has 
also honorably served his country as a Reservist and on Active Duty in 
the U.S. Navy. Judge Kolar has the strong support from his home State 
Senators, Mr. Young and Mr. Braun. In addition, he was unanimously 
rated ``well qualified'' by the American Bar Association.
  Taken together, Judge Kolar's service to his country in the military 
and as a prosecutor, his extensive appellate experience, and his 
service as a magistrate judge make him well-suited to serve on the 
Seventh Circuit with distinction.
  I urge my colleagues to support Judge Kolar's nomination.
  Mr. BROWN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the scheduled 
vote occur immediately.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.