{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.banks.senate.gov/news/press-releases/senator-banks-introduces-justin-olson-before-the-senate-judiciary-committee/", "Senator Banks\u00a0Introduces\u00a0Justin Olson\u00a0Before the Senate Judiciary Committee", "2025-12-17", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "Senate", "IN", "Jim Banks", "B001299", "www.banks.senate.gov", "banks", "https://www.banks.senate.gov/news/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C, \u2013 Today, Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.) introduced Justin Olson, President Trump\u2019s nominee for the Southern District of Indiana before the Senate Judiciary Committee.\n\nSee the full introduction here.\n\nSee remarks below:\n\n\u201cThank you, Mr. Chairman. It\u2019s an honor to be before this committee and introduce President Trump\u2019s nominee for the Southern District of Indiana.\n\nJustin Olson is well qualified for this vital position.\n\nHe earned his undergraduate degree from Grove City College. He went on to earn his law degree at Indiana University\u2019s Maurer School of Law.\n\nFor five years, Justin served his country as an assistant U.S. attorney in the Southern District of Indiana. There, he led efforts to combat healthcare fraud and address the opioid crisis.\n\nJustin has fought to protect core American liberties. He\u2019s currently representing Riley Gaines and other female athletes who have been forced to compete against men in sports, and as a dad of three daughters, I\u2019m very grateful for his leadership on that front. Justin is seeking justice for women who have been harmed by unsafe and discriminatory practices.\n\nJustin himself is a husband and father to five children; they\u2019re all sitting back behind me. and he\u2019s a recognized leader in our community in Indianapolis. He\u2019s served as an elder at his church and a Board member of the Jewish Community Center of Indianapolis.\n\nThis is the first time, Mr. Chairman, I\u2019ve been through this process, being able to weigh in to the President of the United States and interview perspective judges to serve on the federal court, on the federal bench, and one thing that strikes me about Justin is his courage. That\u2019s what I\u2019m looking for when it comes to a judge who is serving on the federal level from my home state. Frankly, I had never met or heard of Justin before I went through this process. Didn\u2019t have a relationship with him, but I was blown away by his credentials, his background, what he brings to the table.\n\nThere are lots of things you can say in an interview, but you can\u2019t fake courage, you can\u2019t fake your record, and Justin Olson has a record of doing the right thing and stepping up to the plate.\n\nI\u2019m so grateful to President Trump who nominated Justin Olson to serve as a judge on the Southern District of Indiana. I look forward to voting for him, and I ask this committee to give him your full support. I\u2019m confident he will serve our state and his country well. It\u2019s my honor to support him.\n\nThank you, Mr. Chairman. I yield back.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.banks.senate.gov/news/press-releases/senator-banks-introduces-justin-olson-before-the-senate-judiciary-committee/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.8505239859223366, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}