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Deborah Koff Ross: We need to get past this partisanship, and focus on qualifications while we focus on diversifying the bench.

On the recordJuly 11, 2021
We need to get past this partisanship, and focus on qualifications while we focus on diversifying the bench.
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Deborah Koff Ross
Democratic · North Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizing the importance of qualifications over partisanship in judicial appointments.

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