[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 60 (Tuesday, April 9, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S2658]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                      Nomination of Susan M. Bazis

  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, today, the Senate will vote to confirm 
U.S. Magistrate Judge Susan Bazis to the U.S. District Court for the 
District of Nebraska.
  Judge Bazis's deep ties to Nebraska and experience in the courtroom 
as a litigator and on the bench have prepared her to serve as a U.S. 
District Judge. A graduate of the University of Nebraska and Creighton 
University School of Law, Judge Bazis worked as a Douglas County public 
defender and later in private practice, including as a solo 
practitioner. Over the course of her legal career, she tried 
approximately 675 cases to verdict in front of administrative hearing 
officers and approximately 150 cases to verdict in courts of record.
  In 2007, Judge Bazis was appointed to serve as a Douglas County Court 
judge, presiding over criminal, civil, probate, and protection order 
matters. Since 2017, she has served as a U.S. magistrate judge for the 
District of Nebraska. In over 15 years on the bench, she has presided 
over 550 cases that have gone to verdict or judgment.
  Judge Bazis has the strong support from her home State Senators, Mrs. 
Fischer and Mr. Ricketts. In addition, she was unanimously rated ``well 
qualified'' by the American Bar Association. Judge Bazis's significant 
courtroom experience as a litigator and as a jurist will ensure that 
she will continue to be an asset on the federal bench.
  I urge my colleagues to support Judge Bazis's nomination.