Cases Quote by 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

The judges are subject to the law.

— Yoav Gallant

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

I do not think that we should select judges based on a particular philosophy as opposed to temperament, commitment to judicial neutrality and commitment…

— Anthony Kennedy

Judges should decide legal disputes. Judges should not make law.

— Joseph Wapner

I believe strongly that we should have nominees to the United States Supreme Court based on their qualifications rather than any litmus test.

— John McCain

Judges should follow the law in deciding cases - not their own values, good or bad.

— Wendy Long

We should let people elect judges based on their experience and ability to do the job, not which party they pick.

— Roy Cooper

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

Judges are appointed often through the political process

— Stephen Breyer

Judges . . . rule on the basis of law, not public opinion, and they should...

— Warren E. Burger