Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I regret that the time has been shrunken as it has. I want an opportunity to register my full support to confirm an exceptionally well-qualified district jurist--Judge Joseph Greenaway-- to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. For more than 13 years, Judge Greenaway has served on U.S. District Court in Newark, NJ. On the entrance to that courthouse there is an inscription that reads: The true measure of a democracy is its dispensation of justice. I take pride in authorship of that quote because I firmly believe it reflects the values on which our Nation was founded--values that must endure throughout our government and legal system. While serving as a district judge in that building, Judge Greenaway has demonstrated his unyielding commitment to those values--the same values that will make him a success on the Third Circuit court of appeals. There can be no question that Judge Greenaway is eminently qualified for this position. Let's take a look at his credentials. From humble beginnings, Judge Joseph Greenaway became a graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School, Assistant U.S. Attorney for New Jersey, Chief of the Narcotics Division, U.S. District Court Judge for New Jersey, was confirmed by the Senate in 1996, presided over more than 4,000 cases, was rated unanimously well-qualified by the ABA and his nomination to the Third Circuit passed unanimously by Senate Judiciary Committee.…”