Confirmation Quote by Al Franken

I had the privilege of chairing Judge Samuel Alito confirmation hearing in 1990. And at that time, he had practiced law for 14 years,…

— Edward Kennedy

I was privileged to serve as a judge.

— Anonymous

I find it hard to believe that Senators or the American public will classify Sotomayor as unqualified, particularly given the thin credentials of many…

— David Stras

And in that confirmation process, I sat for 17 hours in front of a senate judiciary committee.

— Stephen Breyer

Judge Sotomayor is a liberal judicial activist of the first order who thinks her own personal political agenda is more important that the law…

— Anonymous

I am the leading federal judge in the country - the leader in the entire country of promoting women law clerks to get Supreme…

— Brett Kavanaugh

We made history when President Obama appointed Sonia Sotomayor, a proud Latina, the first Hispanic Supreme Court justice. And as the President likes to…

— Charlie Gonzalez

To hear both critics and defenders talk about the fitness of Judge Sonia Sotomayor for the Supreme Court, you'd think the most successful Supreme…

— Noah Feldman

Serving in the United States Senate has been the greatest privilege of my life.

— Dean Heller

Judge Samuel Alito, millions of Americans are concerned about your nomination. They're worried that you would be a judicial activist who would restrict our…

— Dick Durbin

While the president is to nominate that individual [to Supreme Court], we in the Senate must provide our advice and consent. This function is…

— Mike DeWine

Judges are appointed by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. And it is our duty to ask questions on great issues…

— Edward Kennedy