[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 17]
[Senate]
[Page 24053]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   NOMINATION OF ROBERT CLIVE JONES, OF NEVADA, TO BE UNITED STATES 
               DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEVADA

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the clerk will 
report the next nomination.
  The legislative clerk read the legislation of Robert Clive Jones, of 
Nevada, to be United States District Judge for the District of Nevada.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, there are now 2 
minutes of debate equally divided prior to the vote on the nomination.
  Who yields time?
  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I yield our time.
  Mr. REID. I yield our time.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. All time has expired.
  The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination 
of Robert Clive Jones, of Nevada, to be United States District Judge 
for the District of Nevada?
  The nomination was confirmed.
  Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I am pleased today to speak in support of 
Robert Clive Jones, who has been confirmed to the United States 
District Court for the District of Nevada.
  Before I go any further, I must tell you that Judge Jones is a fellow 
Cougar--a graduate of my alma mater, Brigham Young University. He then 
attended UCLA School of Law, where he graduated in the top 10 percent 
of his class--a member of the Order of the Coif--and where he had been 
an associate editor of the UCLA Law Review.
  Following his graduation from law school, Judge Jones clerked for the 
Ninth Circuit Judge J. Clifford Wallace. He then entered into private 
practice with the Las Vegas law firm of Albright and McGimsy, as an 
associate, specializing in tax law, real property, bankruptcy, and 
commercial law. He then worked at the law firm of Jones & Holt, where 
he was a partner.
  In 1983, Judge Jones was appointed to the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for 
the District of Nevada, where he currently serves. He simultaneously 
served as a member of a three-judge panel for the U.S. Bankruptcy 
Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit from 1986 until 1999.
  In addition to his judicial responsibilities, Judge Jones 
participates in the promotion of State bar pro bono bankruptcy 
services, which include educating the public on bankruptcy law. He also 
finds time to volunteer his services to such charitable organizations 
as the American Cancer Society and Opportunity Village, a group that 
assists the mentally disabled.
  I applaud President Bush for his nomination of Judge Jones and am 
confident he will continue to be an asset on the Federal bench.
  Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I am pleased to offer my support for the 
nominee for the Southern District Court of California, John Houston.
  I wish to emphasize the excellent process that we have in place to 
select district court nominees in California.
  In a truly bipartisan fashion, the White House Counsel, Senator 
Feinstein and I worked together to create four judicial advisory 
committees for the State of California, one in each federal judicial 
district in the state.
  Each committee has a membership of six individuals: three appointed 
by the White House, and three appointed jointly by Senator Feinstein 
and me. Each member's vote counts equally, and a majority is necessary 
for recommendation of a candidate.
  This nominee was reviewed by the Southern District Committee and 
strongly recommended for this position. I continue to support this 
bipartisan selection process and the high quality nominees it has 
produced.
  Judge Houston had extensive experience as a federal prosecutor before 
his appointment as a magistrate judge in San Diego.
  I was delighted to meet Judge Houston and his family during his 
Judiciary Committee hearing in September and wish them all the very 
best.
  The Southern District will benefit greatly from the exemplary 
services of Judge Houston, and I fully support confirmation of this 
nominee.
  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote, and I move 
to lay that motion on the table.
  The motion to lay on the table was agreed to.

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