I Want To Commend The [federalist] Society

It's Been A Great Honor For Me To Spend My Career In Public Service.

I Had The Good Fortune To Begin My Legal Career As A Law Clerk For A Judge Who Really Epitomized Open-mindedness And Fairness. He Read The Record In Detail In Every Single Case That Came Before Me; He Insisted On Scrupulously Following Precedents.

In Order To Have A Society In Which Public Issues Can Be Openly And Vigorously Debated, It Is Not Necessary To Allow The Brutalization Of Innocent Victims.

When I Was Sworn In As A Judge Of The Court Of Appeals, I Took An Oath. I Put My Hand On The Bible And I Swore That I Would Administer Justice Without Respect To Persons, That I Would Do Equal Right To The Poor And To The Rich, And That I Would Carry Out My Duties Under The Constitution And The Laws Of The United States.

If I'm Confirmed I'll Be Myself.