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Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, today, the Senate will vote to confirm Judge Kai Scott to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

A native of Philadelphia, Judge Scott earned her J.D. from West Virginia University College of Law after receiving her B.A. from Hampton University. After graduating from law school, she clerked for 2 years for the Honorable Donald Poorman of the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry, Bureau of Workers' Compensation. Judge Scott began her legal career as a public defender, serving at both the State and Federal levels for 18 years, including 5 years leading the trial unit at the Federal Community Defender Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. During her time in practice, she tried more than 160 cases to verdict or judgment. Since 2016, Judge Scott has served as a judge in the Criminal Trial Division of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas. In that time, she has authored 60 opinions and presided over 600 trials, including 120 jury trials.

With nearly two decades of litigation experience and 6 years of judicial experience, Judge Scott has been rated as ``well qualified'' for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania by the American Bar Association. She also enjoys the strong bipartisan support of Senators Casey and Toomey, and I hope my colleagues will follow their lead in supporting this highly qualified nominee.

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