in 1993, president clinton come natured chris droney to be the u.s. attorney for the district of connecticut where he served with great distinction and effect until 1997. as u.s. attorney he initiated new cooperative law enforcement efforts against gangs, health care fraud, and financial fraud in addition to personally trying some major cases in connecticut and across new england, and successfully arguing cases before the second circuit court of appeals, again, the court that he is being considered for today and in a vote that will occur shortly. judge droney was selected by then attorney general janet reno to serve on the advisory committee of u.s. attorneys in which he was one of 17 u.s. attorneys selected to assist the department of justice on a range of pressing matters. in 1997 after four years of u.s. attorney chris droney was nominated to the district court in connecticut by president clinton and i might say for the second time was confirmed unanimously by this united states senate. since then, as a district court judge, he's presided over nume