[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 44 (Tuesday, March 12, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S2354]
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                          Jasmine Hyejung Yoon

  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, today, the Senate will vote to confirm 
Jasmine Hyejung Yoon to the U.S. District Court for the Western 
District of Virginia.
  Ms. Yoon received her B.A. with distinction from the University of 
Virginia and her J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law. 
After beginning her legal career in private practice with Cromwell & 
Moring LLP, she clerked for Judge James C. Cacheris of the U.S. 
District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. She then served as 
an assistant U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia from 
2010 to 2016, serving in both the Richmond and Alexandria Divisions. As 
an AUSA, she investigated and prosecuted over 80 financial crimes, 
including those involving public corruption, bribery, and the Foreign 
Corrupt Practices Act.
  After spending a few years as associate director of annual giving for 
the University of Virginia Law School Foundation, Ms. Yoon became the 
associate university counsel in the University of Virginia Office of 
the University Counsel. In this role, she worked with the Virginia 
Attorney General's Office and the university to provide legal advice to 
the board of visitors and university leadership on matters ranging from 
risk and liability management, to campus security and safety. In 2021, 
she took over as interim university counsel and led the team of 
attorneys in the office of university counsel.
  Since 2022, Ms. Yoon has been the vice president for corporate 
integrity, ethics, and investigations at Capital One Financial 
Corporation, where she handles all internal investigations, ethics 
programs, and anti-corruption programs.
  The American Bar Association unanimously rated Ms. Yoon ``well 
qualified'' to serve on the Federal bench, and she has the strong 
support of both of her home State Senators, Mr. Warner and Mr. Kaine. 
Her breadth of experience and knowledge of the Western District of 
Virginia make her well-positioned to serve on the bench with 
distinction.
  I strongly support this nominee, and I urge my colleagues to join me 
in voting for her confirmation.
  Mr. THUNE. I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Virginia.
  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for 
the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that--and I don't 
think my remarks will go over 5 minutes, but if they extend beyond a 
minute or 2, that I be able to finish my remarks before we go to the 
vote.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection.