Judicial Quote by 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

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

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

I have always thought that term limits for Justices sound good until you really give the issue some thought.

— David Stras

We have to respect that any nominee to the Supreme Court would have to defer any comments on any matters which are either before…

— Edward Kennedy

I believe [filibustering judicial nominees] is in violation of the Constitution

— Saxby Chambliss

Judges need to restrict themselves to the proper resolution of the case before them. They need to avoid the temptation to set broad policy.

— Mike DeWine

Nominees [to Supreme Court] shouldn't be expected to pre-commit to ruling on certain issues in a certain way. Nor should senators ask nominees to…

— Chuck Grassley

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

Senator, my answer is that the independence and integrity of the Supreme Court requires that nominees before this committee for a position on that…

— John Roberts

On the one hand we want to preserve the integrity of the judicial branch, and we want to talk about judicial independence, and how…

— Dahlia Lithwick

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