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Neil Gorsuch: “Senator, my personal views have nothing to do with my job as a judge.”

On the recordMarch 19, 2017
Senator, my personal views have nothing to do with my job as a judge.
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Neil Gorsuch

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Gorsuch asserts the separation of personal beliefs from judicial responsibilities.

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