[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 141 (Wednesday, September 11, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5972-S5973]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                    Nomination of Mary Kay Lanthier

  Mr. DURBIN. Madam President, today, the Senate will vote to confirm

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Ms. Mary Kay Lanthier to the U.S. District Court for the District of 
Vermont.
  Born in Orwell, VT, Ms. Lanthier earned her B.A. at Amherst College 
in 1993 and her J.D. from Northeastern University School of Law in 
1996. After graduating from law school, she served as a law clerk in 
the court administrator's office for the Chittenden County District 
Court and Addison County Courts.
  Ms. Lanthier then worked on family law, workers' compensation, and 
criminal defense cases as an associate at Keiner & Dumont, P.C. between 
1998 and 2000. After that, from 2000 to 2003, she served as a staff 
attorney at the Addison County Public Defender's Office. Ms. Lanthier 
later worked as an associate from 2003 to 2004 and partner from 2005 to 
2007 at Marsh & Wagner, P.C. There, her practice centered on family 
law, real estate law, and criminal defense.
  Since 2007, Ms. Lanthier has served as a staff attorney and 
supervising attorney in the Rutland County Public Defender's Office. 
Over the course of her career, she has tried approximately 50 criminal 
cases to a jury verdict.
  The American Bar Association unanimously rated Ms. Lanthier as ``well 
qualified,'' and her nomination is strongly supported by her home State 
Senators, Mr. Sanders and Mr. Welch.
  With 20 years of experience as a public defender, Ms. Lanthier's 
litigation background and deep commitment to equal justice has prepared 
her to serve with distinction on the Federal bench in Vermont. Her 
nomination has received support from a range of individuals and 
organizations, including law enforcement, prosecutors, and the Vermont 
Bar Association.
  I am proud to join them in supporting her nomination and urge my 
colleagues to do the same.