[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Pages 11867-11868]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           EXECUTIVE CALENDAR

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
immediately proceed to executive session to consider the following 
nominations on today's Executive Calendar: 57, 140, 143, 144, 145, 146, 
and 147. I further ask unanimous consent that the nominations be 
confirmed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, the 
President be immediately notified of the Senate's action, and the 
Senate then return to legislative session.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The nominations considered and confirmed are as follows:


                department of health and human services

       Daniel R. Levinson, of Maryland, to be Inspector General, 
     Department of Health and Human Services.


                    department of homeland security

       Philip J. Perry, of Virginia, to be General Counsel, 
     Department of Homeland Security.


                         department of justice

       Regina B. Schofield, of Virginia, to be an Assistant 
     Attorney General.
       Paul D. Clement, of Virginia, to be Solicitor General of 
     the United States.
       Gretchen C. F. Shappert, of North Carolina, to be United 
     States Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina 
     for the term of four years.
       Anthony Jerome Jenkins, of Virgin Islands, to be United 
     States Attorney for the District of the Virgin Islands for 
     the term of four years.
       Stephen Joseph Murphy III, of Michigan, to be United States 
     Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan for the term of 
     four years.


                  NOMINATION OF GRETCHEN C.F. SHAPPERT

  Mr. BURR. Mr. President, I rise in support of the nomination of 
Gretchen C.F. Shappert to be U.S. Attorney for the Western District of 
North Carolina.
  Ms. Shappert has been an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Western 
District since 1990 and has served as Acting U.S. Attorney since 2004.
  Ms. Shappert brings a wealth of experience to the position, and I am 
confident that she will continue to serve the President, the State of 
North Carolina, and the country with honor and distinction.
  From 1983 to 1990, Ms. Shappert served as Assistant District Attorney 
and as Assistant Public Defender for Mecklenburg County, NC.
  Before her career in public service, Ms. Shappert was an associate 
with the law firm of Tucker, Hicks, Sentelle, Moon & Hodge in 
Charlotte, NC.
  Ms. Shappert earned her bachelor's degree from Duke University and 
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J.D. from Washington and Lee University School of Law, where she earned 
the title of managing editor of the Washington and Lee Law Review.
  I have no doubt that Ms. Shappert will continue to represent North 
Carolina well in the judicial branch of our Nation.

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