[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 143 (Monday, September 16, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S6042]
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                          JUDICIAL NOMINATIONS

  Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, now on judges, finally, after today, 
the Senate will reach another great milestone in our effort to confirm 
more strong judges. With today's vote on Kevin Ritz to serve as a 
circuit court judge for the Sixth Circuit, the Senate will reach 210 
judges confirmed under President Biden.
  Mr. Ritz would be an excellent addition to the Federal bench. He is 
rated ``well qualified'' by the ABA and has spent his entire career 
with the U.S. Attorney's Office. Seventy-five percent of all the cases 
he has worked on have been criminal proceedings. In trial, he has won 
convictions on everything from carjackings, to firearm offenses, to 
robbery. On the merits, he deserves confirmation.
  I thank Chairman Durbin, members of the Judiciary Committee, and all 
my colleagues who have helped us reach 210 judges. Many have been 
bipartisan, I am glad to say. And once we finish with Mr. Ritz, we will 
keep going.
  I yield the floor.
  I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will call the roll.
  The bill clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. McCONNELL. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
order for the quorum call be rescinded.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so 
ordered.

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