Senate Proceeding on Sep 10th, 2007 :: 0:24:00 to 0:28:47
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Patrick Leahy: today the senator has the opportunity to confirm william osteen junior and martin karl reidinger, two of the most capable legal minds. both men have impeccable credentials, a keen sense of justice

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Elizabeth Dole: and a strong desire to serve. i'm fully confident bill and martin would serve the people of my home state with great honor and distinction as members of the federal judiciary. i'm delighted to support bill

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Speech By: Elizabeth Dole

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Elizabeth Dole: osteen to serve as a judge for the middle district. with deep roots in north carolina, bill received his education at the university of north carolina at chapel hill and has practiced law in the state

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Elizabeth Dole: for the past two decades. in 2004 and 2005 business north carolina included him in its legal elite, the cream of the crop, selected not by the editors of the pag the magazine but by colleagues. bill

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Elizabeth Dole: has broad expense in criminal and civil litigation. as we all know, criminal cases make up a substantial and increasingly large portion of a federal district judge's docket and bill is well equipped to

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Elizabeth Dole: handle this important as spent of the job. here estimates that here has served as the counsel of record in more than 100 federal criminal cases. bill knows his way around the courtroom. in an age when most

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Elizabeth Dole: cases are resolved through settlement or plea agreement, bill has taken over 30 cases to trial. on the strength of this experience i have no doubt here will be able to make the transition to district

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Elizabeth Dole: judge without missing a beat. in addition to a distinguished professional life, bill also has a very full personal life. here is a dead indicated family dedicated family man to his wife and two children and here

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Elizabeth Dole: is a man of faith actively involved in the first presbyterian church. it is also notable that bill has been nominated to succeed hissary to this hisfather to this seat who has served the middle district

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Elizabeth Dole: with great distinction and it is a rare and remarkable feat that a son has the the opportunity to serve in his father's one-time place on the bench. and bill's mother has been a treasured friend

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Elizabeth Dole: sinned our since our duke days together. i know the parents are proud of their son. mrt, another outstanding north carolina from the western district, martin reidinger has built an impressive record

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Elizabeth Dole: of accomplishment over the years. another graduate of the university of north carolina at chapel hill, here has practiced law for the past 23 years in aroundville as hville gaining vast sit gaition

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Elizabeth Dole: experience from will employment law to land disputes. here frequently appears in federal courts and has litigated to a verdict or judgment nearly 200 cases over the past two decades. in addition to his vast

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Elizabeth Dole: professional response, martin makes it a top priority to give back to his community. here has served as the president and secretary treasurer of the county bar bar association and sits on the board

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Elizabeth Dole: of directors for legal services which provides free civil legal services to low-income people unable to afford an attorney. in fact, in 2004 martin accepted the north carolina state bar's outstanding

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Elizabeth Dole: pro bono service ward for the commitment to giving back to the community. in addition to his extensive public service work, martin is dedicated to his family, his wife patty, and children, heather, sarah, alex,

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Elizabeth Dole: and max. mr. president, bill osteen and martin reidinger are vastly qualified to serve on the federal bench and earned the admiration of colleagues and peers and support from senators on both sides

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Elizabeth Dole: of the aisle. it was my privilege to recommend these individuals to the president for these posts. i'm proud to urge my colleagues to support their confirmation today so they can get to work for

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Elizabeth Dole: the people of north carolina. thank you, mr. president, and i yield back any remaining time. the presiding officer: the senator from vermont. mr. leahy: mr. president, i thank the distinguished senator.

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Patrick Leahy: i would note when we confirm these three nominations today -- and i anticipate we will; i will support them and i know that senator specter will support them -- the senate will have confirmed 29 nominatns

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Speech By: Patrick Leahy