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On the recordApril 9, 2013
As Chief Justice Roberts has said, "It is a tradition of the American Bar that goes back before the founding of our Nation that lawyers are not identified with the positions of their clients."
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Chris Coons
Democratic · Delaware

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Coons emphasizes the importance of judicial impartiality and the tradition of legal advocacy.

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