[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Pages 12702-12703]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 CONFIRMATION OF PAUL STEVEN DIAMOND AND LAWRENCE F. STENGEL AS UNITED 
    STATES DISTRICT JUDGES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

  Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I am pleased to submit this statement 
related to the Senate's unanimous confirmation of the nominations 
yesterday of Paul Steven Diamond and Lawrence F. Stengel as United 
States District Judges for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania after 
only a brief opportunity to speak on their behalf. First, I want to 
thank the President for their nominations and congratulate them and 
their families and to thank them for their willingness to serve 
Pennsylvania and our country.
  Paul Diamond attended Hunter College-City University of New York and 
Columbia University where he graduated Magna Cum Laude in 1974. He 
received his J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 
1977. He served as an Assistant District Attorney in the Philadelphia 
District Attorney's Office from 1977-1980. Paul Diamond then served as 
a law clerk on the

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Pennsylvania Supreme Court to former Justice Bruce W. Kauffman, who now 
serves as a Federal judge on the United States District Court for the 
Eastern District of Pennsylvania. He returned to the Philadelphia 
District Attorney's Office until 1983. From 1983 until 1991 he was an 
associate and then a partner at Dilworth, Paxson, Kalish & Kauffmann in 
Philadelphia. Paul Diamond was an Adjunct Professor at Temple 
University School of Law from 1990-1992. From 1992 until the present he 
has been a partner at Obermayer Rebmann Maxmann & Hippel in 
Philadelphia.
  Paul Diamond has written a book, Federal Grand Jury Practice and 
Procedure, and several articles on issues related to grand juries. He 
has extensive experience in general civil and criminal law practice 
areas and will be an excellent addition to the Federal bench.
  I also want to extend my congratulations to Judge Lawrence F. Stengel 
who has served as a Common Pleas Judge in Lancaster County since 1990. 
Judge Stengel received a B.A. from St. Joseph's College and his J.D. 
from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. His service on the 
Court was preceded by 10 years of legal practice, where he focused 
primarily on civil litigation matters as an associate at Dickie, 
McCamey & Chilcote, PC, and in private practice as a sole practitioner. 
He has also served as an adjunct professor at Franklin & Marshall 
College and Millersville University.
  He has also served his community prior to legal practice as an 
English and Social Studies teacher at Lancaster Catholic High School. 
Judge Stengel was also a board member of Leadership Lancaster which 
assists young leaders with getting connected with community 
organizations. He has also served as a Guardian Ad-litem for abused 
children. As President of the Lancaster Bar Association, Judge Stengel 
formed a diversity task force to investigate ways to increase the 
number of minority attorneys practicing in Lancaster County and 
appointed a committee for the creation of the Lancaster Bar Association 
Foundation--a foundation whose primary purpose is to raise funds for 
enhancing the delivery of services to underprivileged clients. I am 
pleased that he will be serving on the Federal bench. I want to thank 
my colleagues for their support for these nominations and again 
congratulate them and their families.

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