[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 178 (Tuesday, December 3, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S6775]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                    Nomination of Gail A. Weilheimer

  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, today, the Senate will vote to confirm 
Pennsylvania State Court Judge Gail Weilheimer to the U.S. District 
Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
  Judge Weilheimer's impressive career as a litigator, combined with 
her experience as a State court judge, will make her an excellent 
addition to the Federal bench.
  After earning both her B.A. and J.D. from Hofstra University, Judge 
Weilheimer began her legal career in public service as an assistant 
district attorney at the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office, where 
she prosecuted a variety of crimes, from misdemeanors and juvenile 
cases to violent crimes.
  Judge Weilheimer then transitioned to private practice, first at 
Abrahams, Loewenstein and Bushman; then Frank & Rosen, LLP; and finally 
at Wisler Pearlstine, LLP. In private practice, she represented various 
clients, from hospitals and doctors to public school districts and 
individuals. In her nearly two decades as a litigator, Judge Weilheimer 
tried more than 400 cases to verdict prior to taking the bench.
  Since 2014, Judge Weilheimer has served as a judge on the Montgomery 
Court of Common Pleas, where she has presided over more than 500 trials 
that have gone to verdict and she has issued more than 200 written 
opinions.
  Judge Weilheimer has the strong support of her home State Senators, 
Mr. Casey and Mr. Fetterman. In addition, she was rated unanimously 
``well qualified'' by the American Bar Association.
  I urge my colleagues to support Judge Weilheimer's nomination.