since 2003, patty shwartz has served as a u.s. magistrate judge in the district of new jersey where she's handled more than 4,000 civil and criminal cases. she graduated from rutgers university with highest honors, from the university of pennsylvania law school, where she was an editor of the law review, and was named her class' outstanding woman law graduate. as governor christie said, patty shwartz's devoted her entire career to public service, and preventing her from doing so will only hurt american people, people in our -- in our area in pennsylvania and new jersey, delaware. only hurt those people seeking justice and our very system of democracy. madam president, it's often been said justice delayed is justice denied. it's a lesson that people in new jersey and all the country are learning, and it's got to stop. all americans should be aware of the price that they pay for the obstruction of the republicans on the -- their side of the aisle. when these confirmations are blocked it's not just nominees that suffer. the justice s