Jon Tester: “I rise today to speak in support of Anthony Johnstone's confirmation to be a judge for the Ninth Circuit Court of…”

“I rise today to speak in support of Anthony Johnstone's confirmation to be a judge for the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. I am very proud to be supporting this Montanan for such an important position. He is going to bring something that we are in need of in this body a lot of the time, and that is common sense. He is also a man of integrity. Americans expect their judges to apply the law without bias, in a nonpartisan way, and that is exactly what Anthony Johnstone has done throughout his legal career. He has an outstanding record of service to the people of Montana. He served as clerk for Judge Sid Thomas on the Ninth Circuit and then as our State solicitor and assistant attorney general at the Montana Department of Commerce. For more than a decade, he has encouraged the next generation of legal minds at the University of Montana's Alexander Blewett III School of Law. He is supported by Democrats and Republicans alike, including the past two attorney generals from Montana--one from each party. He is supported by Montana's former Republican solicitor general. He is supported by retired Montana Supreme Court justices. He is supported by Tribes across the great State of Montana. And he is supported by former Yale and Chicago Law classmates and countless other public servants across the Ninth District. Mr. Johnstone has stood up for our Constitution time and time and time again. I have no doubt that he will continue to do that as a judge.…”