Arlen Specter Judge Quotations

If the president can find someone in Judge Roberts' mold, I think by putting up that nominee, he disarmed his opponents,

It would be quite a sacrifice for her, but she's prepared to do it if she is asked, ... By next June we'll know a lot more about Judge Roberts ... than we do today.

Wait a minute. They may be misleading, but they are his answers, ... You may finish, Judge Roberts.

There have already been indications from members of the court about their liking the fact that Judge Roberts is going to be the new chief justice.

Notwithstanding his answers and my efforts to glean some hint or realistic expectation from his words and body language, candidly it is not possible to predict or have a solid expectation of what Judge Roberts would do,

When you talk about judges who would change the right of a woman to choose, who'd overturn Roe versus Wade, I think that is unlikely, ... And I have said that bluntly during the course of the campaign, that Roe versus Wade was inviolate.

Judge Roberts, in your confirmation hearing for the circuit court, your testimony read to this effect, and it's been widely quoted: Roe is the settled law of the land. Do you mean settled for you, settled only for your capacity as a circuit judge, or settled beyond that?

Judge Roberts, I'm not talking about an issue. I'm talking about the essence of jurisprudence.

Judge Roberts has projected a very unique persona as he has talked about modesty and humility,

I hope that we'll have somebody who is modest like Judge Roberts says he is, someone who will promote stability so there are no sharp turns.

is to have a dignified hearing which will give insights into Judge Roberts' jurisprudence, and to get an idea of his thinking on questions like respect for precedent ... and his views on congressional authority.

I think that Judge Roberts may have a real chance to bring the court together based on the personality which I have seen, if he is confirmed,

It is my hope that the president will now send us a nominee for Justice O'Connor's spot in the mold of Judge Roberts,

very thorough and piercing confirmation process with very, very detailed questions on what Judge Roberts has said in the past.

Judge Roberts had expressed his appreciation to have the introductions early. He said the maximum time of the children's staying power was five minutes. And that is certainly understandable,

I believe Republicans as well as Democrats have an obligation to find out about Judge Roberts' jurisprudence, and there ought not to be a political tilt,