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Judicial Nominations

Floor Speech

Date: Sept. 16, 2024
Location: Washington, DC

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Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, now on judges, finally, after today, the Senate will reach another great milestone in our effort to confirm more strong judges. With today's vote on Kevin Ritz to serve as a circuit court judge for the Sixth Circuit, the Senate will reach 210 judges confirmed under President Biden.

Mr. Ritz would be an excellent addition to the Federal bench. He is rated ``well qualified'' by the ABA and has spent his entire career with the U.S. Attorney's Office. Seventy-five percent of all the cases he has worked on have been criminal proceedings. In trial, he has won convictions on everything from carjackings, to firearm offenses, to robbery. On the merits, he deserves confirmation.

I thank Chairman Durbin, members of the Judiciary Committee, and all my colleagues who have helped us reach 210 judges. Many have been bipartisan, I am glad to say. And once we finish with Mr. Ritz, we will keep going.

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