today we hear from four nominees, justice ruth-- pardon me, beth robinson, jennifer sung to the 9th circuitdr. rahul gupta, national control policy. elizabeth prelogar. with this slate the biden administration and senate democrats are advancing nominees well-qualified that bring diversity. historic firsts among today's nominee, mon confirmation, justice robinson will be the first openly lgbtq woman on appellate court. ms. sung, the first asian-american women to occupy one of the oregon's 9th circuit seats and dr. gupta, the first medical doctor to head the ocp and two judicial nominees and dr. gupta, i have the pleasure of nominating the solicitor general. and elizabeth prelogar is one of the most accomplished appellate litigators in this position. nominated nine cases in the supreme court. and hundreds of additional cases, outstanding choice, frequently referred to as-- deferred position referred to as the 10th justice. born in boise, idaho, ms. prelogar graduated summa cum laude before a masters at st. andrews scotland and went on to earn her jd magna cum laude from harvard and clerked on