Honorable Patrick Leahy
United States Senator, Vermont, Democrat
Senator Leahy was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1974. He served as Vermont State’s Attorney in Chittenden County from 1966 to 1974. He was a practicing attorney from 1964 to 1974. He serves on the Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, the Appropriations Committee, and the Judiciary Committee, where he is the Ranking Minority Member. The following is from testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee during June 13, 2000, hearings on "Post-Conviction DNA Testing: When is Justice Served?" Today the Senate Judiciary Committee holds a hearing in what I hope will be a series of hearings that will help…
