and for 13 years prior to that, judge restrepo was a partner in the law firm of krasner and restrepo handling criminal defense cases. before that he worked at the public defenders office at the federal and state levels. in many ways judge restrepo's life story is a classic american dream story. he was born in mendolin, colombia, became a u.s. citizen in 1993 and he's devoted a great deal of his time and energy and be considerable intellect to serving his community. he served on the board of the make a wish foundation for philadelphia and sesqui hahn -- susquehanna valley. he gave time to to a charter scl in pennsylvania. mr. president, i am very confident that judge restrepo has the judicial experience, the legal acumen, the intellect, the integrity and the dedication of public service to do the job that we expect him to do on the third circuit court of appeals. the senate judiciary committee apparently shares my confidence, having passed his nomination out of committee with a voice vote. i am pleased to speak on behalf of this highly qualified nominee, and i would all of my colleagu