Candor Quote by Herb Kohl

Supreme Court nominations are an occasion to pause and reflect on the values that make our nation strong, just and fair. And we must…

— Edward Kennedy

Judicial excellence means that a Supreme Court justice must have a sense of the values from which our core of our political- economic system…

— Herb Kohl

Any Supreme Court confirmation needs to be a thoughtful process, with full respect for the separation of powers outlined in the Constitution.

— Cathy McMorris Rodgers

Supreme Court nominees should know that this exercise of judicial restraint is the key ingredient of being good judge, as the Constitution constrains judges…

— Chuck Grassley

Any successful nominee should possess both the temperament to interpret the law and the wisdom to do so fairly. The next Supreme Court Justice…

— Bennie Thompson

We must remember that judicial nominees are constrained in what they may discuss and how they may discuss it.

— Orrin Hatch

Deciding whether to confirm a president's nominee for the highest court in the land is a responsibility I take very seriously.

— Bill Nelson

The president's need for complete candor and objectivity from advisers calls for great deference from the courts.

— Warren E. Burger

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

We're going to appoint great justices to the United States Supreme Court to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States.

— Donald Trump

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

Will a nominee embrace and uphold the essential meaning of the four words inscribed above the entrance of the Supreme Court building: Equal justice…

— Edward Kennedy