Political Quotes

“I wish to thank my colleague for being here today and expressing his support for Susan Hickey to be a new Federal district court judge in the Western District of Arkansas. She has a strong record in our State. She is exactly what we need in a Federal judge. The fact that we have both home State Senators, one Democrat and one Republican, supportive of the nomination begins to speak volumes about the kind of person and the kind of reputation Susan Hickey has. She has been in both the public sector and private sector. She has worked inhouse with an oil company, as Senator Boozman said. But she has also law-clerked for a very solid and well-respected Federal judge. She is now a State court judge in Arkansas at the State trial court level. She has handled 313 felony criminal cases since she has been on the bench. She brings a lot of experience, and she is exactly the kind of person we need to be on the Federal bench. When I look at a judge candidate, a judge nominee, I always have three sets of criteria: One, are they qualified? Certainly, she is. She brings very strong qualifications and experience to this position. Second, can she be fair and impartial? I think that is something that comes up with Susan Hickey over and over and over.…”