WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today praised the Senate’s unanimous consent confirmation of Richard G. Andrews as U.S. District Court Judge for the District of Delaware.
“Rich Andrews is a talented, dedicated, and humble public servant who will uphold the finest traditions of Delaware’s legal system,” Senator Coons said. “I am grateful that my colleagues came together today to unanimously confirm him as U.S. District Court Judge for the District of Delaware. Mr. Andrews’ 30 years of service for Delaware has given him the knowledge, skills, and temperament to join the District of Delaware bench. For the first time in five years, Delaware will finally have a full complement of judges on the U.S. District Court, which will help reduce the caseload that has been burdening our state.”
Earlier in the day, Senator Coons spoke on the Senate floor urging Andrews’ confirmation. A transcript of his remarks can be found here: http://tiny.cc/rmnym.
President Obama nominated Andrews on May 11. The Senate Judiciary Committee endorsed him on September 8.
Andrews has been the state prosecutor for Delaware since 2007. He served in the U.S. Attorney’s office for the District of Delaware for 24 years, serving as Acting U.S. Attorney, as the First Assistant U.S. Attorney, and as Chief of the Criminal Division. He is a graduate of U.C. Berkeley Law School where he was an editor of the Law Review. Since 2007, Andrews has served as a State Prosecutor for the Delaware Department of Justice.
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