"Ms. Wood, your work at the SEC is involved with complex issues and litigation."
"I believe that a good judge is a judge that follows the rule of law so that the parties know what to expect when coming before a judge; that a good judge is also courteous and kind and respectful, sho..."
"When you look at the caseload that faces the Federal Circuit Court, we talked about some of the things, intellectual property cases I think take up a third of the matters that are involved there."
"I believe, Senator, I have the characteristics that I could perform in that manner."
"It is a great assignment. Just about everything you can think of falls within the jurisdiction of that Subcommittee."
"Thank you for the opportunity to be here today."
"I sometimes think about people appearing before a Federal judge, some of whom have limited life experience in a courtroom..."
"One of the cases the lead counsel in for the SEC involves a fraud action against Sentinel Management Company."
"So was that Egan decision based on a court evaluation of the statute as written or precedent in cases that preceded it?"
"I believe the right qualities for a judge are, first, that the judge be respectful--respectful and courteous to all the parties that appear before the court."
"None of us, not one who voted for the AUMF, could have envisioned we were about to give future Presidents the authority to fight terrorism as far flung as Yemen and Somalia."