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On the recordMarch 11, 2014
One of the things you undoubtedly experienced, as many of us who practice have experienced, is that some judges with lifetime appointments become imperial and believe they are beyond reach of ordinary human beings.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin discusses the potential disconnect of lifetime-appointed judges from the public.

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