“They are widely respected among the bench and bar nationally for being careful jurists, faithful to the Constitution and proponents of judicial restraint, ... They have so much in common substantively that their differences are more stylistic.”
Wendy Long
“They are widely respected among the bench and bar nationally for being careful jurists, faithful to the Constitution and proponents of judicial restraint. They have so much in common substantively that their differences are more stylistic.”
“There is much to be said for having an experienced international jurist who is entirely unconnected with the allied invaders, on the tribunal.”
Saddam Hussein
“Judge Sloop has been a fine jurist.”
Marc Lubet
“The echoes of then-Judge Thomas's empty reassurances that he was a mainstream jurist are ringing in the ears of every senator who listened to many nearly identical statements from Judge Roberts last week,”
Charles Schumer
“Would any of his aides have the nerve to tell him that as Supreme Court jurists go, Gonzales would be mediocre - and not a solid bet to move the court in a constitutionalist direction? Would any of them have the nerve to explain to the president that a Gonzales nomination would utterly demoralize many of his supporters, who are sticking with him and his party, through troubles in Iraq and screw-ups with Hurricane Katrina, precisely because they want a few important things out of a Bush presidency - and one of these is a more conservative court?”
William Kristol
“Would any of his aides have the nerve to tell him that as Supreme Court jurists go, Gonzales would be mediocre - and not a solid bet to move the court in a constitutionalist direction? ... Would any of them have the nerve to explain to the president that a Gonzales nomination would utterly demoralize many of his supporters, who are sticking with him and his party, through troubles in Iraq and screw-ups with Hurricane Katrina, precisely because they want a few important things out of a Bush presidency - and one of these is a more conservative court?”
