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Mr. MORAN. Mr. President, I rise here on the Senate floor for the third time in the last 2 weeks to explain to my colleagues that we are about to vote on a district judge. The three times I have explained this is three different judges. Kansas has three vacancies, and we are in the process of having those filled. This is the third one, and we are about to vote on cloture in that regard. I rise today in support of the Honorable Anthony Powell to serve as United States district judge for the District of Kansas.
I have said before that this is an important responsibility for me and my colleagues to find the right people to serve in the judicial branch, and this is an issue that I have always taken very seriously.
Judge Powell is a graduate from George Washington University and Washburn University School of Law before going on to his law practice at Martin & Churchill in Wichita, KS.
He also served on Capitol Hill, including time as an intern for one of my predecessors Senator Bob Dole.
He was a member of the Kansas House of Representatives for 8 years. He served as the majority whip. And following his time in the State legislature, he was a judge in the 18th Judicial District serving Sedgwick County--that is the county that Wichita is the county seat of--for a decade before being appointed to the Kansas Court of Appeals.
Judge Powell most recently served as the Kansas solicitor general, and I believe he has the qualifications, the integrity, and the commitment necessary to serve Kansans and perform duties of this new role.
I met Judge Powell during the selection process, although I knew him previously, and I appreciate his commitment to public service, devotion to our Constitution, and respect for the people of Kansas.
Judge Powell and his wife Betty have four children, and I am grateful to the entire family for their dedication to this service.
I was pleased to recommend Judge Powell's nomination to the White House, and I look forward to voting to confirm him to the federal bench in Kansas. And I urge my colleagues to join me in supporting his nomination.
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