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On the recordJune 7, 2011
Now, my main focus in evaluating judicial nominees--I will try and get a little closer here--is whether they are qualified by legal experience as well as their judicial philosophy.
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Orrin Hatch
Republican · Utah

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Senator Hatch outlines his criteria for evaluating judicial nominees.

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