[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 51 (Friday, March 22, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2577-S2578]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                     Nomination of Leon Schydlower

  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, today, the Senate will vote to confirm 
Judge Leon Schydlower to the U.S. District Court for the Western 
District of Texas.
  Born in Long Beach, CA, Judge Schydlower received his B.A from the 
University of Texas at Austin and his J.D. from the University of Texas 
School of Law. After completing law school, Judge Schydlower began his 
legal career in the U.S. Navy, first as an assistant staff judge 
advocate, then as a military prosecutor. Thereafter, he joined the U.S. 
Attorney's Office for the District of Hawaii as a special assistant 
U.S. attorney, where he handled Federal law enforcement cases at the 
trial and appellate levels.
  After leaving government service, Judge Schydlower practiced 
commercial litigation and medical malpractice defense at Kemp Smith, 
P.C. He later operated his own firm, where he handled Federal criminal 
defense cases and various business litigation matters. In 2015, Judge 
Schydlower was appointed to serve as a U.S. magistrate judge for the 
same district to which he is nominated. On the bench, he has issued 
more than 34,000 orders, reports and recommendations, opinions, and 
orders on motions.
  The American Bar Association has unanimously rated Judge Schydlower 
``well qualified'' to serve on the district court, and he has the 
strong support of his home State Senators, Mr. Cornyn and Mr. Cruz.

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  Taken together, Schydlower's service to his country in the military 
and as a prosecutor, as well as his courtroom experience both on and 
off the bench, make him well-suited to serve on the Federal bench with 
distinction.
  I urge my colleagues to support his nomination.