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On the recordApril 24, 2013
It makes a sound accommodation between two essential values--preserving the independence of the Federal judiciary and making judges, as public servants, accountable under the laws for their conduct in office.
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John Rice Carter
Republican · Georgia

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Carter emphasized balancing judicial independence with accountability.

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