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Download official Senate Record PDFReturn to issue contextMr. MARSHALL. Mr. President, I rise today to recognize the Honorable Eric F. Melgren of the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas on the occasion of his assumption of senior status.
was the first in his family to pursue a college education. He attended Wichita State University, where he distinguished himself as student body president. He later earned his law degree from Washburn University School of Law, contributing to the Law Review during his time there.
a role that would ultimately come full circle when he returned to serve in the same chambers from the bench. He later spent 15 years with Foulston & Siefkin, Kansas' largest law firm, where he specialized in tax and business matters.
In 2002, he was called to public service as U.S. Attorney for the District of Kansas, a position he held until his appointment to the Federal judiciary by President George W. Bush in 2008. Following Senate confirmation, Judge Melgren took his seat on the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas, where he has served with distinction ever since.
civic and professional leadership, including roles with the United Way of the Plains, the Wichita State University
Alumni Association, Leadership Wichita, and other organizations. He also serves as the Tenth Circuit representative on the Judicial Conference's Defender Services Committee.
his service to Kansas and the United States and in wishing him continued success in the next chapter of his judicial career.