[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 88 (Tuesday, May 21, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S3789]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                     Nomination of Krissa M. Lanham

  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, today, the Senate will vote to confirm 
Krissa Lanham to the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona.
  Born in Bangkok, Thailand, Ms. Lanham received her B.A., summa cum 
laude, from Yale University and her J.D. from Yale Law School. She then 
served as a law clerk, first for Judge Robert N. Chatigny on the U.S. 
District Court for the District of Connecticut and then for Judge Barry 
G. Silverman on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in 
Phoenix.
  In 2009, Ms. Lanham began working as an assistant U.S. attorney in 
the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Arizona. She has served 
as appellate division chief since 2020, after previously serving as 
deputy appellate chief, human trafficking coordinator, and medical 
marijuana coordinator. She also serves as the Ninth Circuit 
representative to the Department of Justice's Appellate Chiefs Working 
Group.
  Ms. Lanham has represented the United States in more than 500 Federal 
prosecutions, and she has represented the United States and its 
Agencies in more than 50 civil cases. She has tried nine Federal 
criminal cases to verdict, including six jury trials.
  The American Bar Association unanimously rated Ms. Lanham as ``well 
qualified'' to serve on the District of Arizona. She has deep ties to 
Arizona, and she enjoys the strong support of both of her home State 
Senators, Ms. Sinema and Mr. Kelly.
  At Ms. Lanham's confirmation hearing, Senator Sinema highlighted Ms. 
Lanham's commitment to public service and noted how she looked forward 
to Ms. Lanham's continued service to the Nation as a district judge. I 
also look forward to Ms. Lanham's continued service, and I urge my 
colleagues to join me in supporting her nomination.