Another Well-Qualified Judicial Nominee
‘Now, we’re considering Kenneth Lee of California, slated to serve as a judge on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals… I hope as this body continues our work toward swiftly processing the backlog of well-qualified nominees on the executive calendar that each of my colleagues will join me in supporting the confirmation of Mr. Kenneth Lee.’
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made the following remarks on the Senate floor regarding the president’s nominee for the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Kenneth Lee:
“This morning, we voted to confirm Michael Truncale to serve as U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Texas. Now, we’re considering Kenneth Lee of California, slated to serve as a judge on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Mr. Lee is a graduate of Cornell University and Harvard Law School and held a clerkship in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. His record since then has been marked by success in private practice as a litigator, distinguished public service as associate White House counsel during the Bush Administration, and work as an adjunct professor at Pepperdine University Law School.
“In addition to a ‘unanimously well qualified’ rating from the ABA and a favorable report from the Judiciary Committee, Mr. Lee has earned the especially high esteem of one of our own colleagues. The junior Senator from Arkansas attended law school with the nominee. He has personally testified that Mr. Lee is, quote, ‘not only a brilliant lawyer, but more important, he’s a man of high character.’ So I hope as this body continues our work toward swiftly processing the backlog of well-qualified nominees on the executive calendar that each of my colleagues will join me in supporting the confirmation of Mr. Kenneth Lee.”
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