Majority Leader Schumer Floor Remarks On The Confirmation Vote On The Nomination Of Kevin Ritz To Be Circuit Court Judge For The Sixth Circuit

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on today’s vote to confirm Kevin Ritz to be Circuit Court Judge for the Sixth Circuit. If confirmed, Judge Ritz will be the 210th judge confirmed under President Biden's administration. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here:

After today, the Senate will reach another great milestone in our efforts to confirm more strong judges. With today’s vote on Kevin Ritz to serve as a Circuit Court Judge for the Sixth Circuit, the Senate will reach 210 judges confirmed under President Biden.

Mr. Ritz would be an excellent addition to the federal bench. He is rated “well qualified” by the ABA and has spent his entire career with the U.S. attorney’s office. Seventy-five percent of all the cases he’s worked on have been criminal proceedings.

In trial, he’s won convictions on everything from carjacking to firearm offenses to robbery. On the merits, he deserves confirmation.

I thank Chairman Durbin, members of the Judiciary Committee, and all my colleagues who’ve helped us reach 210 judges. Many have been bipartisan, I am glad to say. And once we finish with Mr. Ritz, we will keep going.

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