[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 35 (Tuesday, February 27, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S997]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                 Nomination of David Seymour Leibowitz

  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, today, the Senate will vote to confirm 
David Leibowitz to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of 
Florida.
  Born in Miami, Mr. Leibowitz received his B.A. from the University of 
Pennsylvania, his Ph.D. from the London School of Economics and 
Political Science, and his J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law 
School. After law school, he clerked for Associate Justice Robert G. 
Flanders, Jr., on the Supreme Court of Rhode Island. He then worked as 
an assistant district attorney in the Middlesex District Attorney's 
Office in Cambridge, MA.
  From 2003 to 2012, Mr. Leibowitz served as an assistant U.S. attorney 
in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York. In 
that role, he investigated and prosecuted various Federal crimes at all 
stages, including racketeering, murder, terrorism, and insider trading. 
Since 2012, he has worked for Braman Management Association in Miami. 
During his tenure as secretary and general counsel, Mr. Leibowitz was 
the organization's chief legal officer responsible for all litigation, 
compliance, licensing, human resource management, and transactional 
work. Over the course of his career, he has tried 10 cases to verdict, 
all of which were jury trials in Federal court.
  The American Bar Association unanimously rated Mr. Leibowitz ``well 
qualified'' to serve as a district judge, and he enjoys the support of 
both of his home State Senators, Mr. Rubio and Mr. Scott. Mr. 
Leibowitz's strong ties to the Southern District of Florida and his 
significant litigation background in both civil and criminal matters 
ensure that he will be an asset to the district court. I support his 
nomination, and I urge my colleagues to join me.