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Neil Gorsuch: “A good judge starts with precedent and does not reinvent the wheel.”

On the recordMarch 19, 2017
A good judge starts with precedent and does not reinvent the wheel.
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Neil Gorsuch

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Gorsuch asserts the importance of respecting legal precedent in judicial decisions.

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