Ronald Reagan: “Federal judges are not appointed to decide cases according to the…”

On the recordOctober 13, 1987

Federal judges are not appointed to decide cases according to the latest opinion polls; they are appointed to decide cases impartially, according to law.

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Ronald Reagan

Republican · California

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Address to the Nation on the Supreme Court Nomination of Robert H. Bork

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Ronald Reagan: “Federal judges are not appointed to decide cases according to the latest opinion polls; they are appointed to decide…”

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