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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) today applauded the nomination of Ms. Holly Teeter of Lenexa, Kan., to serve as a federal judge for the United States District Court for the District of Kansas.

“Ms. Teeter is one of the brightest young legal minds in our state,” said Sen. Moran. “Her wide variety of legal experiences make her an excellent choice for the bench. I urge the Senate Judiciary Committee to swiftly act on her nomination so the full Senate can quickly confirm Ms. 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.

Announcement from the White House:

THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 3, 2017

President Donald J. Trump Announces Sixth Wave of Judicial Candidates and Fifth Wave of U.S. Attorney Candidates

The President today announced that he has nominated ten individuals to the following Federal judgeships and four individuals to the following U.S. Attorney positions. 

If confirmed, Holly Lou Teeter of Kansas will serve as a District Judge on the United States District Court for the District of Kansas.  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.

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