[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Pages 8241-8242]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           EXECUTIVE CALENDAR

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, finally, we are going to momentarily take up 
the issue of the circuit court judge, and

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proceed to the consideration of the nomination of Milan D. Smith, Jr., 
of California to be a U.S. circuit judge for the Ninth Circuit. That is 
a circuit which Nevada is in and a big, powerful circuit. This is an 
exemplary judge-to-be.
  Just to mention a few names, such as Wallace, Wallace is the first 
person who has gotten the ``nonqualified'' rating, but yet he is going 
to be brought forward, I am told. Boyle, a man who is steeped in 
controversy, has been reversed 165 times, has ethical problems.
  Let's go to the Milan Smiths. There are many qualified Republicans 
who I hope meet the standard following the Constitution and who are not 
controversial but are good people. Some are lawyers and some are judges 
elevated to a higher position. Let us move to those kinds of people. 
And there is no better example of that than the judge we are going to 
vote on in just a few minutes, Milan Smith.
  I compliment the President for sending him to us.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The majority leader is recognized.

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