the Senate passed a bill that Senator Grassley and I did called the Targeting Transnational Drug Trafficking Act of 2011
I hope the House passes it and sends it to the President for his signature.
If the Supreme Court upholds the First Circuit's decision striking down Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act, or DOMA, would you faithfu...
I want to thank Senator Schumer for his very nice remarks in the beginning of this session.
I have been on this Committee now for 19 years, going on 20, and have sat on the hearings of many Supreme Court Justices.
Are you committed to following precedent of the Supreme Court and the Third Circuit even though you may disagree with it?
I have established a bipartisan judicial selection committee in California which reviews nominees for their skill and legal temperament.
The Federal courts have a special responsibility to make sure that every person is treated fairly under the law, that our disputes are resol...
the public needs to have confidence in the judiciary, and they need to have confidence in the impartiality of the judiciary.
I would continue what I have done for nearly 11 years as a magistrate judge, which is strictly follow the rule of law.
One of the big issues of concern has been the principle of stare decisis, precedent.