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                      CONFIRMATION OF AMY ST. EVE

<bullet> Ms. DUCKWORTH. Mr. President, I supported the nomination of 
the Honorable Amy St. Eve, of Illinois, to be a United States circuit 
judge for the Seventh Circuit.
  Judge St. Eve hails from Belleville, IL. Since her 2002 confirmation 
by voice vote in the U.S. Senate, Judge St. Eve has made Illinois proud 
with her service as a Federal judge on the United States District Court 
for the Northern District of Illinois.
  Judge St. Eve possesses extensive experience in the public and 
private sectors. Her diverse legal career includes serving as senior 
counsel of Abbott Laboratories in Illinois, working as an Assistant 
U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, and serving as an 
associate independent counsel for the Office of Independent Counsel 
conducting the Whitewater investigation.
  In addition to an accomplished professional career, Judge St. Eve is 
active in our community, serving on the board of directors of the 
Chicago branch of the Federal Bar Association and as a member of the 
American Bar Association, the Chicago Bar Association, the Illinois 
State Bar Association, and the Women's Bar Association in Chicago. 
Judge St. Eve is also an adjunct professor at Northwestern Law School 
where she teaches trial advocacy.
  Judge St. Eve has established a reputation as being an efficient and 
fair jurist presiding over high-profile cases and is prepared to be an 
effective United States circuit judge for the Seventh Circuit.

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