Committee OKs Nominee For Southern Illinois Court Judgeship
From the Belleville News-Democrat
U.S. Senator Dick Durbin announced on Thursday that the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee has unanimously approved Nancy Rosenstengel for the federal judgeship in the U.S. District Court of Southern Illinois.
Her nomination will now proceed to a vote by the full Senate.
"Nancy Rosenstengel will make an exceptional judge in the Southern District. Her nomination is an historic one. Upon confirmation, Ms. Rosenstengel will be the first woman to serve as an Article III federal judge in the Southern District of Illinois," said Durbin, who is a member of the judiciary committee. "I look forward to voting to approve her nomination in the Senate soon."
Rosenstengel currently serves as the clerk for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, a position she has held since 2009. She previously served as law clerk to Judge Patrick Murphy for 11 years. She has also worked in private practice at Sandberg, Phoenix and von Gontard in St. Louis, Mo. Rosenstengel lives in Belleville.
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From the Belleville News-Democrat
U.S. Senator Dick Durbin announced on Thursday that the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee has unanimously approved Nancy Rosenstengel for the federal judgeship in the U.S. District Court of Southern Illinois.
Her nomination will now proceed to a vote by the full Senate.
"Nancy Rosenstengel will make an exceptional judge in the Southern District. Her nomination is an historic one. Upon confirmation, Ms. Rosenstengel will be the first woman to serve as an Article III federal judge in the Southern District of Illinois," said Durbin, who is a member of the judiciary committee. "I look forward to voting to approve her nomination in the Senate soon."
Rosenstengel currently serves as the clerk for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, a position she has held since 2009. She previously served as law clerk to Judge Patrick Murphy for 11 years. She has also worked in private practice at Sandberg, Phoenix and von Gontard in St. Louis, Mo. Rosenstengel lives in Belleville.
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