VIDEO: Sen. Moran Introduces Kansas Federal Judicial Nominees During Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (Kan.) this week introduced President Trump's nominees for the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas - Jeffrey Kuhlman, The Honorable Anthony Powell and Tony Mattivi - during their nomination hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

"One of the most significant privileges we all have is to support, to hold, to bring forth individuals of principle and professional expertise and experience and temperament to administer equal justice under the law," said Sen. Moran. "I'm here to introduce three fellow Kansans that I know well - Tony Mattivi, Anthony Powell and Jeffrey Kuhlman - all of whom have been nominated by the President to serve as United States District Judges for the District of Kansas. I offer my strong support for each of them."

In February, Sen. Moran applauded the appointments of Mr. Kuhlman, Judge Powell and Mr. Mattivi to serve on the federal bench following a lengthy process of considering many qualified candidates to fill the positions.

Click HERE to Watch Sen. Moran's Introduction of the Nominees

Jeffrey Kuhlman served in private practice as a partner at Watkins Calcara, Chtd. in Great Bend. He was a judicial law clerk for U.S. District Court Judge Eric F. Melgren in Wichita and worked as an attorney at Hinkle Law Firm. He graduated from Kansas State University and Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University.

The Honorable Anthony Powell served as the Kansas Solicitor General prior to his nomination to the federal bench. He was previously a judge for the Eighteenth Judicial District, where he served Sedgwick County from 2002 until he was appointed to the Kansas Court of Appeals in 2013. His previous experience also includes time as a member of the Kansas House of Representatives, at Martin & Churchill in Wichita and as a staffer for Congressman William Broomfield and Senator Bob Dole. He graduated from George Washington University and Washburn University School of Law.

Tony Mattivi previously served as the Director of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI). Prior to that, he was an assistant U.S. Attorney for Kansas, where he prosecuted a number of high-profile cases and led the U.S. Department of Justice team that convicted three Kansas militia members who plotted an attack on Somali Muslim refugees in Garden City. He is a graduate of Metropolitan State University and Washburn University School of Law.

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