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Peter Welch: “If a person who's going to serve as the judge is advocating terrorism, or supports terrorism, or sexual misconduct, then…”

On the recordDecember 13, 2023
If a person who's going to serve as the judge is advocating terrorism, or supports terrorism, or sexual misconduct, then that would be a disqualifier.
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Peter Welch
Democratic · Vermont

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Senator Welch emphasized the importance of disqualifying judges who support terrorism or misconduct.

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