It is the responsibility of today's policymakers to develop a credible path forward.
It does mean a lot to us that Senators, I think, take seriously their responsibility to review nominees.
I think that is well said in the sense which you are bound by superior authority and how those cases are interpreted.
I think lawyers ought to be open and having discussions.
I firmly believe that persons can disagree with the death penalty as a matter of policy, but as for a lifetime appointme...
Mr. Chairman, our people have--my staff has looked over these nominees' records. I think we feel good about them and the...
I would be duty-bound by my oath and by the doctrine of stare decisis to apply the law.
I would just note, as you know but for the record, how much work does go into a person's nominating process.
We want judges who have the ability, the integrity, the experience to make good decisions.
Just to thank you for allowing me to spend more time than normal asking questions, and you and Senator Leahy have been g...
I do think the Sentencing Commission invests a tremendous amount of time in trying to identify what the ranges of senten...
Each of you have had significant accomplishments in your career.
I predicted, on the floor of the Senate, that much of that legislation that passed was not going to withstand constituti...
I think they provide a great service, not only to judges, but also to litigants, defendants.
some people don't realize that a lot of the individuals that are prosecuted are dangerous people.
I think it is a good thing to see women take a larger role in the Federal judiciary.
If a person appearing before the bench feels that the judge's personal experiences... causes them to not listen fairly t...
I think it didn't.
