WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) today introduced Ms. Holly Teeter of Lenexa, Kan., as the Senate Judiciary Committee considered her nomination as a federal judge for the United States District Court for the District of Kansas.

“It’s a real pleasure and honor to be here in support of Holly Teeter,” said Sen. Moran. “Her capabilities, her intellect, her character, are at the highest levels. She will be a tremendous trial judge who hears the facts and makes a decision on the case based upon the circumstances and the law. This committee ought to feel very comfortable in supporting her nomination. This judgeship has been vacant in Kansas for a very long time and we are anxious to have justice dispensed by Judge Holly Teeter.”

If confirmed by the Senate, Teeter, a University of Kansas School of Law graduate, will join the United States District Court for the District of Kansas with a lifetime appointment. The U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas is a federal trial court that processes civil and criminal cases that come under federal jurisdiction. The District of Kansas covers the full state of Kansas.

Below is the biography provided by the White House at the time of Ms. Teeter’s nomination.

Mrs. Teeter is currently an Assistant United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri.  Earlier in her career, Mrs. Teeter practiced patent law at Shook, Hardy & Bacon, LLP, and was a patent law clerk at Los Alamos National Security, LLC.  She served as a law clerk to Judge Brian C. Wimes of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri and to Judge Carlos Murguia of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas.  Mrs. Teeter received her B.S. with highest distinction from the University of Kansas School of Engineering, and her J.D. from the University of Kansas, where she was a member of the Kansas Law Review and graduated first in her class.  She also holds a Diploma in Legal Studies from the University of Oxford.

Click here to view Sen. Moran’s full remarks in support.

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