Attorney J. Paul Oetken, who has worked as associate counsel to President Bill Clinton and with Lambda Legal and the American Civil Liberties Union, was nominated in January by President Barack Obama to serve on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
I applaud the overwhelming bipartisan support for the nomination of Paul Oetken to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. A great day for the LGBT community and the nation, Hagan said.