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nervous that's almost
impossible thank you Mr President for
the most humbling honor of my
life you have nominated me to serve on
the country's highest court and I am deeply
deeply
moved I could not in the few minutes I
have today mention the names of the many
friends and family who have guided and
supported me throughout my life and who
have been instrumental in helping me
realize my
dreams I see many of those faces in this
room each of you
whom I love deeply will know that my
heart today is bursting with gratitude
for all you have done for
me the president has said to you that I
bring my
family in the audience is my brother
Juan suto May he's a physician in uh
Syracuse New York my sister-in-law Tracy
my niece Kylie she looks like like
Corey I stand on the shoulders of countless
countless
people yet there is one extraordinary
aspiration that person is my mother
Selena suay [Applause]
[Applause]
my mother has devoted her life to my
brother and me and as the president
mentioned she worked often two jobs to
help support us after dad
died I have often
said that I am all I am because of her
and I am only half the woman she
is sitting next to her is Omar Lopez my
mom's husband and a man whom I have
grown to
adore I thank you for all that you have
given me and continue to give me I love you
you [Applause]
[Applause]
I chose to be a lawyer and ultimately a
judge because I find endless challenge
in the complexities of the law I firmly
believe in the rule of law as the
foundation for all of our basic rights
for as long as I can remember I have
been inspired by the achievement of our
founding fathers they set forth
principles that have endured for more
than two
centuries those principles are as
meaningful and relevant in each
generation as the generation before it
would be a profound privilege for me to
play a role in applying those principles
to the questions and controversies we face
today although I grew up in very modest
and challenging
circumstances I consider my life to be
immeasurably rich I was raised in a
Bronx public housing project but studied
at two of the nation's finest
universities I did work as an assistant
district attorney Prosecuting violent
crimes that devastate our communities
but then I joined a private Law Firm and
worked with International corporations
doing business in the United States I
have had the privilege of serving as a
federal district court trial judge and
am now serving as an federal appellant
circuit court
judge this wealth of
experiences personal and
professional have helped me appreciate
the variety of perspectives that present
themselves in every case that I hear it
has helped me to understand respect and
respond to the concerns and arguments of
all litigants who appear before me as
well as to the views of my colleagues on the
the
bench I strive never to forget the real
world consequences of my decisions on
government it is a daunting feeling to be
be
here 11 years ago during my confirmation
process for appointment to the second
circuit I was given a private tour of
the White House it was an overwhelming
experience for a kid from the South Bronx
Bronx
yet never in my wildest childhood
imaginings that I ever Envision that
moment let alone did I ever dream that I
would live this
moment Mr President I greatly appreciate
the honor you are giving me and I look
forward to working with the senate in
the confirmation process I I hope that
as the Senate and American people learn
more about me they will see that I am an
ordinary person who has been blessed with
with
extraordinary opportunities and
experiences today is one of those
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