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U.S. Senators John Fetterman and Bob Casey announce the Senates confirmation of Catherine Henry to serve as a federal judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Henry, who will serve in the Lehigh Valley, is the 11th Pennsylvanian to be nominated to the bench by President Joe Biden and confirmed by the Senate, of which nine have been women.
Cathy Henry has spent nearly 30 years fighting for justice and making sure every Pennsylvanian has the legal representation guaranteed by our Constitution. Thats why I was proud to advocate for her nomination and to join my colleagues today in confirming her to the federal bench, said Fetterman. Cathy will be the kind of judge who truly understands the challenges everyday Pennsylvanians face because shes spent her career working on their behalf. Shes going to make Pennsylvania proud, and I couldnt be more excited to see her serve on the federal bench.
For almost 30 years, Catherine Henry has served the people of Eastern Pennsylvania as a public defender, fighting to ensure equal justice under the law, said Casey. Her decades of experience and commitment to protecting civil rights make her exceptionally qualified to take on this new role as a U.S. District Judge. I was pleased to vote to confirm Judge Henry and I look forward to seeing her continue to serve the people of the Lehigh Valley and the Eastern District.
Henry has dedicated her legal career to public defense, representing some of the most vulnerable individuals in Pennsylvania. Since 2002, she has served in the Federal Community Defenders Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, where she currently works as Senior Litigator. Previously, she spent six years as an Assistant Defender with the Defender Association of Philadelphia.
https://www.politicspa.com/henry-confirmed-as-federal-judge-in-u-s-district-court-for-eastern-pa/140130/
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