Asking Quote by Orrin Hatch

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

— Orrin Hatch

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

Any judicial nominee who has said that the Constitution means what it says, not what judges would like it to mean, is going to…

— Thomas Sowell

We call on the Senate to reject any judicial nominee who does not affirm fundamental civil rights, including a woman's right [to obtain an…

— Susana Martinez

I would never filibuster any President’s judicial nominee, period. I might vote against them, but I will always see they came to a vote.

— Saxby Chambliss

We've always said a filibuster is not appropriate for judicial nominees. A filibuster is a legislative tool designed to extract compromises. A judicial nominee…

— Wendy Long

There is no maxim, in my opinion, which is more liable to be misapplied, and which, therefore, more needs elucidation, than the current one,…

— James Madison

The Senate should consider a rule ensuring that every judicial nominee receives a vote by the Senate within 180 days of being nominated by…

— Brett Kavanaugh

A judicial standard means that a judicious decision can be entirely correct, even when the result does not line up with our preferred political…

— Orrin Hatch

Scorecards are common in the political process, but they are inappropriate in the judicial process. The most important tools in the judicial confirmation process…

— Orrin Hatch

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

— Orrin Hatch

We should evaluate judges and judicial nominees based on the general process for applying the law to any legal disputes, not on the specific…

— Orrin Hatch