WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after President Trump nominated Texan Kasdin Mitchell to be a U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Texas – Dallas Division:

“I applaud President Trump for nominating Kasdin Mitchell to serve as a federal judge for the Northern District of Texas,” said Sen. Cornyn. “She will bring a wealth of experience in the legal field and public service to the federal bench, and I encourage my colleagues in the Senate to join Senator Cruz and me in supporting her nomination.”

Sens. Cornyn and Ted Cruz (R-TX) recommended Kasdin Mitchell to President Trump following an extensive review and interview process of the candidate pool by the bipartisan Federal Judicial Evaluation Committee (FJEC). The Senators established the FJEC, a bipartisan panel of leading attorneys in Texas, to help identify the most qualified candidates to fill judicial vacancies. The panel reviewed applications, interviewed candidates, and made recommendations to the Senators, who interviewed individuals before making their recommendations to the President.

Kasdin Mitchell is a litigation partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP, where she focuses on complex litigation at the trial and appellate level. Previously, she clerked for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and the Honorable William H. Pryor Jr. and served as a litigation associate for Maynard Cooper & Gale PC, assistant solicitor general in Alabama, and assistant press secretary for First Lady Laura Bush. Mitchell received her Juris Doctor from Yale Law School and her bachelor’s degree from Yale University.