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On the recordJune 7, 2011
It is important, as he said, that we move these confirmations as quickly as possible because of the very, very large hole that the death of John Roll left in our court system in Tucson and the very large caseload that we have there.
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Jon Kyl
Republican · Arizona

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Kyl emphasizes the urgency of judicial confirmations after Judge Roll's death.

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