I had been general counsel to the American Civil Liberties union for several years. Favor. E was 963 in my my biggest supporter on the Judiciary Committee was not senator biden, although he was certainly in my favor, but it was orrin hatch. I think today he would not touch me with a 10 foot pole. [laughter] friends, but if it came to a vote on me, i dont think he would be the supporter he was in 1993. With stephenr breyer when he was nominated the next year. This was well into the 90s, a vote in his favor. Theas not been that way for four most recent members of the court. On both sides of the aisle. I wish there was a way i could wave a magic wand and put it back to when people were andectful of each other congress was working for the good of the country and not just along party lines. Someday there will be great elected representatives who say enough of this nonsense, lets be the kind of legislature the United States should have, and i hope that day will come while i am still alive. S
The American Civil Liberties union for several years. The vote was 963 in my favor. My biggest supporter on the Judiciary Committee was not the then chair, senator biden, although he was certainly in my favor, but it was orrin hatch. I think today he would not touch me with a 10 foot pole. [laughter] we are still friends, but if it came to a vote on me, i dont think he would be the supporter he was in 1993. It was similar with Stephen Breyer when he was nominated the next year. This was well into the 90s, a vote in his favor. It has not been that way for the four most recent members of the court. And it has been on both sides of the aisle. I wish there was a way i could wave a magic wand and put it back to when people were respectful of each other and congress was working for the good of the country and not just along party lines. Someday there will be great people, great elected representatives who say enough of this nonsense, lets be the kind of legislature the United States should h
Justice ginsburg when i was growing up, the first branch was very different than it is today. And that persisted. I think back to 1993, when president clinton nominated me for the good job i now hold. I had been general counsel to the American Civil Liberties union for several years. The vote was 963 in my favor. My biggest supporter on the Judiciary Committee was not senator biden, although he was certainly in my favor, but it was orrin hatch. I think today he would not touch me with a 10 foot pole. [laughter] we are still friends, but if it came to a vote on me, i dont think he would be the supporter he was in 1993. It was similar with Stephen Breyer when he was nominated the next year. This was well into the 90s, a vote in his favor. It has not been that way for the four most recent members of the court. On both sides of the aisle. I wish there was a way i could wave a magic wand and put it back to when people were respectful of each other and congress was working for the good of th
[applause] thank you. Its really an honor and a privilege to be here. I was asked to say a few words to introduce the next panel. I would start by saying something that we probably know. The court is a fairly powerful institution. It was not always so, one of the signs of how powerful it is, is that you do see, in any president ial election, people say it matters who you vote for because they will pick the next Supreme Court justices. If you think about why that really is so, the Court Decides about 80 cases a year. About 75 of them need to be decided but thats not the reason the court is powerful and not the reason people say that about who you should vote for for the president ial election. There typically five or six cases in any term which is why we care about the court. Those are the cases that have truly Significant Impact on our politics, society, and government. Part of the reason that makes them so important is that the law runs out before you get to the decision. So how do we
Next, from the Ronald Reagan president ial foundation and institute, six former law clerks recall working with Supreme Court Justice Sandra day oconnor. This is part of an allday conference commemorating the 38th anniversary of Justice Oconnors senate confirmation. [ applause ] thank you. Its really an honor and a privilege to be here. So, i was asked just to say a few words to introduce the next panel. And i think i would start by saying something that probably we all know, which is the court is a fairly powerful institution. Now, of course, it wasnt always so, though. One of the signs of how powerful it is is that you really do see in any president ial election people saying it matters who you vote for. You should vote for x rather than y because theyre going to pick the next Supreme Court justices. But if you think about why that really is so, the Court Decides about 80 cases a year. And about 75 of them need to be decided, but theyre not the reason the court is such a powerful inst