[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Pages 16092-16093]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




NOMINATION OF MADELINE COX ARLEO TO BE UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE FOR 
                       THE DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the nomination.
  The assistant bill clerk read the nomination of Madeline Cox Arleo, 
of New Jersey, to be United States District Judge for the District of 
New Jersey.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, there will be 2 
minutes of debate prior to a vote to invoke cloture on the Beetlestone 
nomination.
  Who yields time?
  The senior Senator from Pennsylvania is recognized.
  Mr. CASEY. Mr. President, I rise to speak about this nomination. This 
is the nomination of Wendy Beetlestone to be U.S. district court judge 
for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. She has great qualifications. 
She is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Law School, an 
honors graduate in her undergraduate institution. She has worked now 
for 19 years at the law firm of Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & 
Schiller, has 19 years of experience in litigation in a wide variety of 
matters. She worked in education law and has broad experience there. 
She worked as a journalist as well before she was a lawyer and, during 
her time working in Philadelphia as a lawyer, as a great advocate for 
people who don't have a voice and also someone who brings a wide 
experience to the Federal bench.
  I am honored to be working with Senator Toomey on this nomination, 
working together to get these nominations through, and I am so grateful 
for the work of the Judiciary Committee and especially Chairman Leahy 
moving these nominations through.
  I yield to my colleague from Pennsylvania.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Pennsylvania is recognized.
  Mr. TOOMEY. Mr. President, I wish to say briefly that I thank Senator 
Casey for the terrific cooperative working relationship he and I have. 
When Wendy Beetlestone is confirmed, that will make the 11th Federal 
judge who has been confirmed as a result of the work we have done 
together.
  Wendy is an outstanding candidate, and I think she will make a great 
Federal judge. I urge my colleagues to support her nomination.
  I yield the floor.

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