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“NOMINATION OF MICHAEL W. MOSMAN TO BE UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Justice was published in the Senate section on pages S11970-S11971 on Sept. 25, 2003.
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NOMINATION OF MICHAEL W. MOSMAN TO BE UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the nomination.
The assistant legislative clerk read the nomination of Michael W. Mosman, of Oregon, to be United States District Judge for the District of Oregon.
Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I rise today to express my unqualified support for the nomination of Michael Mosman for the United States District Court for the District of Oregon and to urge my colleagues to confirm this fine nominee.
Mr. Mosman has excellent academic and professional qualifications for the federal bench. After graduating magna cum laude from the J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University, he clerked first for D.C. Circuit Judge Malcolm Wilkey and then for Supreme Court Justice Lewis Powell.
Mr. Mosman also has impressive courtroom experience. As an Assistant U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon, Mr. Mosman has worked on cases in all four prosecuting units in his office: narcotics, violent crimes, organized crime, and fraud. He has tried about 50 cases, including large multidefendant drug conspiracies, international money laundering, multimillion dollar counterfeiting cases, and multidistrict immigration fraud.
Mr. Mosman also displayed stellar leadership and integrity in the wake of the September 11 tragedy. He deftly guided his office in the apprehension and prosecution of several would-be terrorists, all the while taking steps to ensure that those individuals' civil liberties were not violated.
Mr. Mosman is an exceptional nominee. He merited an ABA rating of unanimously well-qualified, and I fully expect him to serve with distinction on the federal bench in Oregon.
Mr. SMITH. Mr. President, I rise today to speak about my good friend and fellow Oregonian Michael Mosman.
Recently, the ABA rated Mr. Mosman as well qualified for the position of District Court Judge. Those of us from Oregon, however, have long been aware of Mr. Mosman's stellar legal credentials and talents. It would be an honor to have Mr. Mosman serve our state as the next U.S. District Judge in Oregon. He has distinguished himself as a leader in our state and in the legal community. Since 1988, Mr. Mosman has worked for the United States Attorney's office in Oregon. First joining the Department of Justice as an Assistant U.S. Attorney, he was subsequently promoted to the position of U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon in 2001.
In addition to his public service, Mr. Mosman has worked in private practice with the Portland law firm of Miller Nash LLP. He clerked for Judge Malcolm Wilkey of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit--
and for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Lewis Powell. Graduating with highest honors, he received his undergraduate degree from Utah State University and his law degree from BYU's J. Reuben Clark Law School.
With his academic and legal background--both in private and public practice--Mr. Mosman will bring a wealth of knowledge and, most importantly, compassion to the bench. In 2001, Senator Wyden and I convened a bipartisan blue ribbon panel to interview applicants for the position of U.S. attorney--our unanimous No. 1 recommendation was Mike Mosman. Earlier this year, we convened another bipartisan blue ribbon panel to interview applicants for the U.S. District Court. Once again, our unanimous No. 1 recommendation was Mike Mosman.
It is, therefore, with great pleasure that I highly recommend to you my friend, Mr. Mosman, and urge my colleagues to vote in favor of his confirmation as United States District Judge for the District of Oregon.
Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I ask for the yeas and nays.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second?
There appears to be a sufficient second.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is all time yielded back?
Mr. LEAHY. I yield back my time.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. All time is yielded back.
The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination of Michael W. Mosman, of Oregon, to be United States District Judge for the District of Oregon? The clerk will call the roll.
The legislative clerk called the roll.
Mr. McCONNELL. I announce that the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Bond), the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. Bunning), and the Senator from New Hampshire (Mr. Gregg) are necessarily absent.
I further announce that if present and voting the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. Bunning) would vote ``yea''.
Mr. REID. I announce that the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Edwards), the Senator from Florida (Mr. Graham), the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry), and the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) are necessarily absent.
I further announce that, if present and voting, the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) would vote ``aye''.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote?
The result was announced--yeas 93, nays 0, as follows:
YEAS--93
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NOT VOTING --7
BondBunningEdwardsGraham (FL)GreggKerryLieberman
The nomination was confirmed.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the motion to reconsider has been laid upon the table. The President shall be immediately notified of the Senate's action.
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