attorney for the state of minnesota under the first president bush and the second president bush, tom hafelfinger, with a very good record. he helped head up this committee and was the chair, and they looked at so many qualified nominees and made this recommendation to senator franken and myself. so this process from the beginning has been completely bipartisan and impeccable, and we are proud of that process. the a.b.a. standing committee on the federal judiciary unanimously rated justice wright as well qualified to serve as a district court judge for the district of minnesota, which is the highest rating that the committee awards. it is based on a confidential peer review of justice wright's professional competence, integrity and judicial temperament. as senator coleman, the former senator from the state of minnesota, republican senator said, i fully support her nomination and have communicated that to my former colleagues. why does senator coleman support this nomination? because you look at the record of a woman of integrity. a woman that not one case was questioned before the very thorough j