Senator Carper will introduce Virginia Seitz, President Obama's nominee to serve as Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel at the U.S. Justice Department, to the Senate Judiciary Committee today at 2:30 p.m. in 226 Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C. 

Virginia Seitz graduated summa cum laude from Duke University, after which she was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship to study at Oxford University. She later earned her law degree from the University at Buffalo, graduating first in her class. After law school, Ms. Seitz clerked for Judge Harry T. Edwards of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, and for U.S. Supreme Court Justice William Brennan. Currently, Ms. Seitz is a partner at the law firm of Sidley Austin in Washington, D.C. and is considered one of the nation's leading appellate litigators.     

Ms. Seitz's father, C.J. Seitz served as Vice Chancellor, and then Chancellor, of the Delaware Court of Chancery, earning distinction for his decisions in crucial civil rights cases. After 20 years on the Delaware bench, C.J. Seitz joined the Third Circuit Court of Appeals.      

"Our country is fortunate that someone with Virginia's outstanding credentials has stepped forward to do this important work," said Sen. Carper. "Her education, background and experience are superbly suited for this position, and she is more than qualified to serve as Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel."      

"Aside from her professional experience, Virginia Seitz is a person of great character," continued Sen. Carper. "I am confident that, if confirmed, Virginia will continue to do a great service. I urge my colleagues, in this Committee and in the Senate as whole, to move quickly on her confirmation."      

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