Appeals Quote by Deborah Rhode

We must apply a judicial, not a political, standard to this record. Asking a judicial nominee whose side you will be on in future…

— Orrin Hatch

Because judges may not issue advisory opinions, judicial nominees may not do so either, especially on issues likely to come before the court. That…

— Orrin Hatch

A nominee [to Supreme Court] must possess the competence, character and temperament to serve on the bench.

— Herb Kohl

I've got that hands-on experience with federal judges and how important it is to have judges like Neil Gorsuch, who will take a rule-of-law…

— Luther Strange

Judges are appointed often through the political process

— Stephen Breyer

We have dozens and dozens and dozens of judicial nominees up there waiting and we have a court system that's crying out for more…

— Joe Lockhart

I think judges have to have the ability to put aside their personal views and rule on the facts of the case with fidelity…

— Susan Collins

We must apply a judicial rather than a political standard to the information before us [if choosing a Judge].

— Orrin Hatch

No matter how badly senators want to know things, judicial nominees are limited in what they may discuss. That limitation is real, and it…

— Orrin Hatch

Judges certainly have political connections and strong political views, but that doesn't mean they can't rise above politics when they hear cases. We expect…

— George T. Conway III

We must use a judicial, rather than a political, standard to evaluate [a nominee's] fitness for the Supreme Court. That standard must be based…

— Orrin Hatch

The Supreme Court needs jurists, not politicians.

— Timothy Noah