[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 49 (Wednesday, March 20, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S2457]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                    Nomination of Edward Sunyol Kiel

  Mr. DURBIN. Madam President, today, the Senate will vote to confirm 
Edward Kiel to the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.
  Born in Daegu, South Korea, Judge Kiel received both his B.S.E.E. and 
B.A. from Rutgers University, and his J.D. from Notre Dame Law School.
  After clerking for Judge Michael R. Imbriani of the Superior Court of 
New Jersey in Somerset County, Judge Kiel worked at Jamieson, Moore, 
Peskin & Spicer as an associate, where he worked on a variety of 
matters, including insurance regulatory and commercial litigation 
cases.
  He then went on to work at Beattie Padovano as an associate, where he 
handled various civil matters for a range of clients, from individuals 
to large corporations. Following his tenure at Beattie Padovano, Judge 
Kiel became a partner at Cole, Schotz, Meisel, Forman & Leonard, where 
he litigated matters before the Federal and State courts of New Jersey.
  In 2019, Judge Kiel was appointed to be U.S. magistrate judge on the 
same district to which he is nominated. Since his appointment to the 
bench, he has issued more than 1,000 orders, reports and 
recommendations, opinions, and memorandum orders--only two of which 
have been reversed by a reviewing district court judge.
  The American Bar Association unanimously rated Judge Kiel ``well 
qualified'' to serve on the district court, and he has the strong 
support of Senators Menendez and Booker.
  Judge Kiel's two decades of litigation experience combined with his 
distinguished career on the bench prove he is ready to handle the 
demands of the District of New Jersey from day one.
  I thank my colleagues for supporting his nomination.