WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Sen. Dick Durbin issued the following press release:
CHICAGO - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today was presented the Federal Bar Association Chicago Chapter's inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his longstanding efforts to support the federal judiciary and his decades-long work on the Senate Judiciary Committee.
As Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee during the Biden Administration, Durbin led the effort in the Senate to confirm 235 lifetime federal judges-the largest number of confirmations in a single term since the Carter Administration. These 235 judges represent more than a quarter of the federal bench. The 235 judicial co...