[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 186 (Thursday, November 9, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S5441]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                   Nomination of Brandy R. McMillion

  Ms. STABENOW. Mr. President, I rise today to strongly support the 
nomination of Brandy McMillion, whom President Biden nominated to serve 
as the U.S. district judge for the Eastern District of Michigan.
  Ms. McMillion is an outstanding nominee with extensive experience in 
both civil and criminal cases. She will be a great judge because she 
has always been committed to the law and has the right values, 
certainly.
  From the time she was 6 years old, growing up in Ohio, Ms. McMillion 
wanted to be a lawyer. It was her dream, and she never wavered from it.
  Ms. McMillion was raised in Michigan since she was 12 years old. She 
earned engineering degrees at the University of Michigan, and then she 
earned her law degree from George Washington University Law School.
  Ms. McMillion then worked in private practice, where she gained 
significant experience in law and in labor and employment, intellectual 
property, and financial services.
  But she didn't stay away from her adopted State for long. Since 2015, 
she has served as an assistant U.S. attorney in the U.S. Attorney's 
Office for the Eastern District of Michigan, and, last year, she became 
chief of the office's general crimes unit, where she prosecutes 
offenses including bank robberies, gun crimes, and Federal crimes 
against children.
  So it is no surprise that the American Bar Association's Standing 
Committee on the Federal Judiciary unanimously voted Ms. McMillion as 
``well qualified.''
  When she is not at work, she spends a lot of time behind the wheel, 
she says, driving her kids to all their sporting events and other 
activities. ``Mom CEO'' is what she likes to say.
  She is also active in her community. She is a very involved member of 
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. She also mentors moms through the 
organization Warrior Women Against Poverty, which aims to change lives 
one woman at a time. Ms. McMillion knows better than anyone how the 
right support, at the right time, can change a woman's future.
  The Senate, I hope, is going to strongly confirm Ms. McMillion to the 
Federal bench. I know that she is someone who is thoughtful and 
experienced. She will serve the Eastern District well. We thank 
everyone for the vote yesterday--the cloture vote--to move her now to 
her final vote, and I urge my colleagues to support this outstanding 
nominee to be on the Federal bench.
  I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Ms. SINEMA. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for 
the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.