[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 170 (Monday, November 18, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S6597]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                      Nomination of Embry J. Kidd

  Mr. DURBIN. Madam. President, today, the Senate will vote to confirm 
Judge Embry Jerome Kidd to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh 
Circuit.
  Born in Birmingham, AL, Judge Kidd earned his B.A. with high honors 
at Emory University in 2005 and his J.D. from Yale Law School in 2008. 
After graduating from law school, he served as a law clerk to the 
Honorable Roger L. Gregory on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth 
Circuit.
  Following his clerkship, Judge Kidd worked as an associate attorney 
at Williams & Connolly LLP in Washington, DC, between 2009 and 2014.
  Then, from 2014 to 2019, Judge Kidd served as an assistant U.S. 
attorney in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of 
Florida. In this role, he investigated and prosecuted individuals in 
cases involving public corruption, wire and mail fraud, financial 
crimes, violent crimes, crimes against children, and narcotics 
importation and distribution.
  Since 2019, Judge Kidd has served a U.S. magistrate judge on the U.S. 
District Court for the Middle District of Florida. Judge Kidd has tried 
15 cases to verdict, judgment, or final decision and, since joining the 
bench, has issued more than 13,700 written decisions.
  The American Bar Association unanimously rated Judge Kidd as ``well 
qualified.''
  Judge Kidd's experience in private practice and public service, 
coupled with his experience as a magistrate judge, has prepared him to 
serve with distinction on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh 
Circuit.
  I am proud to support his nomination.
  Mr. CASSIDY. I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The senior assistant executive clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. SCHATZ. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order 
for the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. SCHATZ. I ask unanimous consent that we start the vote now.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.