Source: United States Senator for Delaware Christopher Coons
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, spoke on the Senate floor today as he called on his colleagues to confirm Greg Williams to be the next judge for the U.S. District Court for Delaware. Citing the influx of high-profile cases before Delaware’s courts, he urged the Senate to confirm Williams, who has served as a special master in complex civil cases for the District of Delaware since 2020.
“[Greg] would be an excellent next member of the important federal bench in Delaware,” Senator Coons said. “He would represent our nation well and contribute to our federal judiciary, which is globally the gold standard for its capability, its independence, and its integrity.”
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Sen. Coons: Thank you, Mr. President. I’d like to thank my colleague and senior senator, my friend, Senator Tom Carper, who allows me to be his wingman here on the floor of the Senate and in our home state of Delaware.
I just wanted to speak briefly to the outstanding qualifications of the nominee that will be before us in a moment, Greg Williams of Delaware. As a member of the Delaware bar, as a member of the Judiciary Committee, I’ve joined my senior senator, friend, and colleague in advancing this nomination, both suggesting to the White House strongly that he would be an excellent next member of the important federal bench in Delaware, and that he would represent our nation well and contribute to our federal judiciary, which is globally the gold standard for its capability, its independence, and its integrity.
Greg has practiced for decades in Delaware. He is one of the best-respected, leading complex commercial litigators and an experienced intellectual property litigator. The District of Delaware is one of the busiest federal courts in our entire country because of our unique place in American corporate law, because of the quality and competence of our bench. We handle an enormous number of patent cases, a significant number of corporate cases. I don’t know if my colleagues mentioned one of the “top of the charts” cases about to come to Delaware, but when you make a promise to purchase a company like – I don’t know – hypothetically, Twitter, and then the deal comes apart, that ends up in a Delaware court called our Chancery Court. Our Federal District Court and our Federal Bankruptcy Courts handle significant litigation.
Greg is someone who also – as a family man, as a person of faith, as an outstanding leader in our community, as the past president of the bar association, as the past chairman of the judicial nominating commission on behalf of our governor – he has served our community. He brings his heart, his values, his intellect and his skill to his service each and every day. I’m honored to join my senior senator in speaking on his behalf on the floor, and I look forward to working with my colleagues across the aisle to ensure a swift confirmation vote today. Thank you, and Mr. President with that, I yield and suggest the absence of a quorum.
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