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Jon Kyl: “For too many of our judges, we do not even have hearings scheduled. It would be one thing if we waited 2 or 3 months…”

On the recordApril 30, 2002
For too many of our judges, we do not even have hearings scheduled. It would be one thing if we waited 2 or 3 months after a nomination to schedule a hearing, but I am speaking of people who have been nominated now for almost an entire year and there has never been a hearing scheduled for them.
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Jon Kyl
Republican · Arizona

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Addressing the need for timely confirmation hearings for judges.

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