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Jeff Sessions: “If a person appearing before the bench feels that the judge's personal experiences... causes them to not listen fairly…”

On the recordJanuary 19, 2010
If a person appearing before the bench feels that the judge's personal experiences... causes them to not listen fairly to their case, not to fairly find the facts in their case, wouldn't you agree that the whole system is in jeopardy?
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Jeff Sessions
Republican · Alabama

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Senator Sessions emphasizes the importance of impartiality in the judicial system.

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