[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 60 (Tuesday, April 9, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2661-S2662]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                     Nomination of Robert J. White

  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, today, the Senate will vote to confirm 
Robert Jerome White to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District 
of Michigan.
  Born in Royal Oak, MI, Mr. White received his B.A. from the 
University of Michigan and his J.D. from Chicago-Kent College of Law. 
After graduating from law school, he worked as an associate attorney at 
Ralph E. Meczyk and

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Associates from 2010 to 2014. There, Mr. White worked on cases 
involving financial crimes, healthcare fraud, bank/mortgage fraud, 
firearms offenses, drug-trafficking offenses, and organized crime.
  In 2014, Mr. White began serving as an assistant U.S. attorney in the 
Western District of Texas's El Paso Division. From 2015 to 2018, he 
served on the organized crime and drug enforcement task force. In 2018, 
Mr. White continued his service as assistant U.S. attorney in the 
Eastern District of Michigan. He has served as the lead attorney on the 
Detroit dark web task force, where he investigated and prosecuted cases 
relating to wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, drug trafficking, 
and money laundering. Mr. White has also served as the office's digital 
asset coordinator and presently serves in the white-collar crime unit. 
Throughout his career, Mr. White has tried approximately 15 cases to 
verdict in Federal court.
  The American Bar Association unanimously rated Mr. White as ``well 
qualified,'' and his nomination is strongly supported by his home State 
Senators, Ms. Stabenow and Mr. Peters. He also received bipartisan 
support in the Judiciary Committee.
  I am proud to support his nomination.