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Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, today, the Senate will vote to confirm Catherine Henry to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Ms. Henry received her B.A. from Drew University and her J.D. from the District of Columbia School of Law. After law school, she worked as a staff attorney at the Feminist Majority Foundation before serving as an assistant defender at the Defender Association of Philadelphia. From 1996 to 2001, she represented clients at every stage of the State criminal process as she handled cases in the major trial and felony waiver trial divisions. She also represented juvenile defendants in delinquency proceedings.
Since 2001, Ms. Henry has worked in the Federal Community Defender Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. As an assistant Federal defender in the trial division, she gained extensive jury trial and sentencing litigation experience on a wide variety of cases. In 2008, Henry was promoted to the position of senior litigator. She maintains a full caseload of Federal criminal matters and advises assistant Federal defenders in all aspects of litigation. Over the course of her career, Ms. Henry has tried hundreds of cases to verdict in State court and 35 Federal cases to verdict or final decision. In addition to her legal practice, Ms. Henry has taught as an adjunct professor at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School since 2009, and she previously taught students at Temple University Beasley School of Law.
The American Bar Association unanimously rated Ms. Henry as ``well qualified'' to serve on the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. She is strongly supported by both of her home State Senators--Mr. Casey and Mr. Fetterman--as well as a broad range of individuals, including Federal public defenders, former Federal prosecutors, and former and retired district judges.
Ms. Henry's litigation background and extensive experience in Federal court ensure that she will be a valuable addition to the Federal bench. I am proud to support her nomination, and I urge my colleagues to join me in my support.
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