several dozen interviews. senator van hollen and i personally interviewed several finalists with four recommending names to the white house. born in baltimore, judge rubin received her b.a. cum laude from mount holyoke college in 1995 and her j.d. from the university of maryland school of law in 1998. she worked handling intellectual property and employment law matters in both federal and state court. judge rubin was appointed by the again of maryland as a baltimore city circuit judge and was elected in 2014 by the people of baltimore to a 15-year term. the circuit court is the state trial court of general jurisdiction in maryland, covering both civil and criminal cases and is the exclusive court for jury trials. similar jurisdiction to what the federal district court handles. so she has that experience. judge rubin brings tremendous experience to the courtroom as a

sitting baltimore city circuit judge for nearly a decade. she has handled a substantial and diverse caseload in our state court in baltimore, having served in the civil, family, criminal, and general trial divisions as well as serving on special assignments to the asbestos docket. she previously served as a super-virusry judge of alternative dispute resolutions. she estimates that she has presided over about 1,000 criminal and civil cases that have gone to verdict or judgment, including both bench and jury trials. judge rubin is known as a judge's judge in terms of their work ethic and conjeanality with lawyers and litigants. she is known to be fair in judgment to all litigants. she was selected to serve as a faculty member of the judicial college and tasked with appointing new trial judges on judicial ethics and best courtroom practices. she has continued to give back

to the community as an adjutant legal professor at the maryland law school, she cochaired the bench bar association of the baltimore city, served on the chapter of the simon e. law society and helped underprivileged or at-risk youth. she has served as chair of the board of trustees in baltimore. she has given back and understands challenges. i am confident that judge rubin will meet the highest standards of integrity, competence, and temperament. i know she is uphold the rule of law. finally, i know that public service is a sacrifice not only for nominee but for their family. i want to thank judge rubin's husband james and her entire family for sharing judge rubin with the family of maryland.

judge rubin's confirmation will build on the quality and diversity of the maryland district court bench. all ten of the confirmed judges have been recommended by me to the president for appointment as the senator from maryland. i am proud of their qualifications and diversity. in maryland, our federal bench is 50% women, 50% men, 40% people of color. we appointed the first african american woman, the first person of palestinian descent. we have a diversified quality bench representing the people of maryland and providing the justice that the people of maryland deserve. i urge my colleagues to vote in favor of the confirmation of judge julie rubin to be a united states district judge for the district of maryland. with that, mr. president, i would yield the floor. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture.

the clerk: cloture motion: we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomination of executive calendar number 683, julie rebecca rubin of maryland to be united states district judge for the district of maryland, signed by 17 senators. the presiding officer: by unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum call has been waived. the question is, is it the sense of the senate that debate on the nomination of julie rebecca rubin of maryland to be united states district judge for the district of maryland shall be brought to a close. the yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. the clerk will call the roll. vote:

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the presiding officer: the yeas are 52, the nays 45. the motion is agreed to.

mr. schumer: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. schumer: could we have some order, please. so, this vote took a long time. we don't want -- if the others take that amount of time, we're going to be here until very late, because we're going to get this done. i hope that everyone will, now that we're on the second vote, hang close. i ask unanimous consent that at remaining votes tops be ten-minute -- tonight be ten-minute votes. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. mr. schumer: let me reiterate. please stay on or near the floor while we do the votes so we can get this done quickly. thank you. i yield the floor. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the nomination. the clerk: nomination, julie rebecca rubin of maryland to be united states district judge for the district of maryland. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. the clerk: cloture motion: we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomination of executive calendar number 737, hector gonzalez of

new york to be united states district judge for the eastern district of new york, signed by 17 senators. the presiding officer: by unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum call has been waived. the question is, is it the sense of the senate that debate on the nomination of hector gonzalez of new york to be united states district judge for the eastern district of new york shall be brought to a close. the yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. the clerk will call the roll. vote:

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the presiding officer: the yeas are 52. the nays are 44. the motion is agreed to.

the clerk will report the nomination. the clerk: nomination, the judiciary, hector gonzalez of new york to be united states district judge for the eastern district of new york. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. the clerk: in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 do hereby move to bring to a close debate executive calendar number 679, john h. chun of washington to be united states district for the western district of washington signed by 17 senators. mr. schumer: mr. president, may we have order. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. schumer: order. the presiding officer: order in the senate. mr. schumer: that vote took too long. will please members stay around so we can get these done quickly. we have many more votes to go. the presiding officer: by unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum call has been waived. the question is, is it the sense of the senate that debate on the nomination of john h. chun of

washington to be united states district judge for the western district of washington shall be brought to a close. the yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. the clerk will call the roll. vote:

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the presiding officer: the clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. the clerk: cloture motion, we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomination of executive calendar number 680, sarah elisabeth geraghty of georgia to be united states district judge for the northern district of georgia, signed by 17 senators. the presiding officer: by unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum call has been waived. the question is, is it the sense of the senate that debate on the nomination of sarah elisabeth geraghty of georgia to be united states district judge for the jorn district of georgia shall be -- for the northern district of georgia shall be brought to a close. the yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. the clerk will call the roll. vote:

the presiding officer: the yeas are had the, the nays are 46 -- the yeas are 49, the nays are 46. the motion is agreed to. the clerk will report the nomination. the clerk: the judiciary, sarah elisabeth geraghty, of georgia, to be united states district judge for the northern district of georgia. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the motion to invoke

cloture. the clerk: cloture motion, we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomination of executive calendar number 681, georgette castner of new jersey to be united states district judge for the district of new jersey, signed by 17 senators. the presiding officer: by unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum call has been waived. the question is, is it the sense of the senate that debate on the nomination of georgette castner of new jersey to be united states district judge for the district of new jersey shall be brought to a close. the yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. the clerk will call the roll. vote:

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the presiding officer: the years are 49. the nays are 46. the motion is agreed to. the clerk will report the nomination. the clerk: the judiciary, georgette castner of new jersey to be united states district judge for the district of new jersey. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. the clerk: cloture motion, we, the undersigned senators in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomination of executive calendar number 684, christina d. silva of nevada to be united states district judge for the district of nevada. the presiding officer: by unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum call has been waived. the question is, is it the sensn nomination of christina dell silva of nevada to be united states state district judge for the district of kadyrbayev shall be brought to a close. the yeas and nays are mandatory

under the rule. the clerk will call the roll. vote:

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the presiding officer: on this vote, the yeas are 53, the nays are 44. the motion is agreed to. the clerk will report the nomination. the clerk: the judiciary -- the presiding officer: the clerk will report the nomination. the clerk: the judiciary. christina d. silva of nevada to be juice district judge for the district of of nevada. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. the clerk: cloture motion: we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomination of executive calendar number 685, anne rachel traum of nevada to be united states district judge for the district of nevada, signed by 17

senators. the presiding officer: by unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum call has been waived. the question is, is it the sense of the senate that debate on the nomination of anne rachel traum of nevada to be united states district judge for the district of nevada shall be brought to a close. the yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. the clerk will call the roll. vote:

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the presiding officer: on this vote, the yeas are 52, the nays are 45, and the motion is agreed to. the clerk will report the nomination. the clerk: the judiciary, anne rachel traum of nevada to be united states district judge for the district of nevada. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. the clerk: cloture motion, we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions

of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomination of executive calendar number 662, andrew m. luger of minnesota to be united states attorney for the district of minnesota, signed by 17 senators. the presiding officer: by unanimous consent, it the mandatory quorum call has been waived. the question is, is it the sense of the senate that debate on the nomination of andrew m. luger of minnesota to be united states attorney for the district of minnesota shall be brought to a close. the yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. the clerk will call the roll. vote:

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the presiding officer: on this vote the yeas are 61. the nays are 36. and the motion is agreed to. the clerk will report the nomination. the clerk: department of justice, andrew m. luger of minnesota to be united states attorney for the district of minnesota.

mr. schumer: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to legislative session and be in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes each. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: mr. president, i

ask unanimous consent that the appointments at the desk appear separately in the record as if made by the chair. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: and finally, very short tonight, i ask unanimous consent that when the senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 10:00 a.m. on thursday, match 17, that following the prayer and the pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the journal of proceedings be approved to date and the time for the two leaders be reserved for their use later in the day and morning business be closed. upon the conclusion of morning business, the senate proceed to executive session and resume consideration of the nathan nomination. finally, that if any nominations are confirmed during thursday's session, the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table and the president be immediately notified of the senate's action. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: for the information of senators, there will be two roll call votes at 11:45 and one at 1:45. if there's no further business to come before the senate, i ask that it stand adjourned under the previous order.

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