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Senate Committee on the Judiciary: S. Hrg. 108-135, Pt. 1, Confirmation Hearing On Federal Appointments

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S. Hrg. 108-135, Pt. 1,
Confirmation Hearing on Federal Appointments
January 29, 2003
Title Format and Size Print Copy Pages
Cover PDF 34KB i
Committee Members PDF 29KB ii
Contents PDF 30KB iii - vii
Statements of Committee Members
Chambliss, Hon. Saxby, a U.S. Senator from the State of Georgia PDF 106KB 42-69
Cornyn, Hon. John, a U.S. Senator from the State of Texas PDF 42KB 69-84
Durbin, Hon. Richard J., a U.S. Senator from the State of Illinois PDF 52KB 84-90
Feingold, Hon. Russell D., a U.S. Senator from the State of Wisconsin PDF 50KB 49-54
Hatch, Hon. Orrin G., a U.S. Senator from the State of Utah
... prepared statement
PDF 49KB
PDF 246KB
2-7
599-602
Kennedy, Hon. Edward M., a U.S. Senator from the State of Massachusetts PDF 52KB 29-35
Kohl, Hon. Herbert, a U.S. Senator from the State of Wisconsin PDF 49KB 74-79
Leahy, Hon. Patrick J., a U.S. Senator from the State of Vermont
... prepared statement
PDF 40KB
PDF 419KB
7-12
635-641
Schumer, Hon. Charles E., a U.S. Senator from the State of New York PDF 62KB 59-69
Presenters
Cornyn, Hon. John, a U.S. Senator from the State of Texas presenting Robert Junell, Nominee to be District Judge for the Western District of Texas PDF 30KB 140-141
DeWine, Hon. Mike, a U.S. Senator from the State of Ohio:
... presenting Deborah L. Cook and Jeffrey S. Sutton,
Nominees to be Circuit Judges for the Sixth Circuit
... presenting John Adams, Nominee to be District
Judge for the Northern District of Ohio
PDF 48KB
PDF 30KB
22-27
139-140
Feinstein, Hon. Dianne, a U.S. Senator from the State of California presenting S. James Otero, Nominee to be District Judge for the Central District of California PDF 33KB 20-22
Hutchison, Hon. Kay Bailey, a U.S. Senator from the State of Texas presenting Robert Junell, Nominee to be District Judge for the Western District of Texas PDF 30KB 14-15
Voinovitch, Hon. George, a U.S. Senator from the State of Ohio presenting Deborah L. Cook and Jeffrey S. Sutton, Nominees to be Circuit Judges for the Sixth Circuit and John Adams, Nominee to be District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio PDF 47KB 16-20
Warner, Hon. John, a U.S. Senator from the State of Virginia presenting John G. Roberts, Jr., Nominee to be Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit
... prepared statement
PDF 34KB
PDF 120KB
13-14
714-718
Statements of Nominees
Adams, John, Nominee to be District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio
... Questionnaire
PDF 28KB
PDF 4.0MB
141
149-247
Cook, Deborah L., Nominee to be Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit
... Questionnaire
PDF 28KB
PDF 949KB
27
275-296
Junell, Robert, Nominee to be District Judge for the Western District of Texas
... Questionnaire
PDF 50KB
PDF 1.0MB
142-148
190-221
Otero, S. James, Nominee to be District Judge for the Central District of California
... Questionnaire
PDF 30KB
PDF 1.3MB
141-142
222-247
Roberts, John G., Jr., Nominee to be Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit
... Questionnaire
PDF 28KB
PDF 1.6MB
28
297-339
Sutton, Jeffrey S., Nominee to be Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit
... Questionnaire
PDF 28KB
PDF 1.5MB
28
340-371
Questions and Anwers
Responses of Deborah L. Cook to questions submitted by Senators Leahy, Kennedy, Biden, Feingold, Edwards and Grassley (February 6, 2003) PDF 1.7MB 373-403
Responses of Deborah L. Cook to questions submitted by Senator Durbin (February 12, 2003) PDF 328KB 404-411
Responses of John G. Roberts, Jr. to questions submitted by Senators Biden, Feingold, Feinstein, and Kennedy (February 5, 2003) PDF 1.2MB 412-434
Responses of John G. Roberts, Jr. to questions submitted by Senator Schumer (February 11, 2003) PDF 415KB 435-442
Responses of John G. Roberts, Jr. to questions submitted by Senators Leahy, Kennedy, Kohl and Durbin (May 6, 2003) PDF 923KB 443-461
Responses of Jeffrey S. Sutton to questions submitted by Senators Leahy, Biden and Kennedy (February 6, 2003) PDF 1.5MB 462-489
Responses of Jeffrey S. Sutton to questions submitted by Senator Schumer (February 11, 2003) PDF 238KB 490-494
Responses of Jeffrey S. Sutton to questions submitted by Senator Durbin PDF 180KB 495-499
Submissions for the Record
Ability Center of Greater Toledo, Sylvania, Ohio, resolution PDF 56KB 500
Access to Independence of Cortland County, Inc., Mary E. Ewing, Executive Director, Cortland, New York, letter PDF 104KB 501-502
Access II Independent Living Center, Gary E. Maddox, Executive Director, Gallatin, Missouri, letter PDF 50KB 503
Access Living, Marca Bristo, President & CEO, Chicago, Illinois, letter PDF 163KB 504-506
Advocates for Ohioans with Disabilities, Alice Sporar, President, Cleveland, Ohio, letter PDF 32KB 507
AIDS Action, Claudia Dawn French, Executive Director, Washington, D.C., letter PDF 48KB 508
Akron Beacon Journal, January 6, 2003, editorial PDF 77KB 509-510
American Association of People with Disabilities, Andrew J. Imparato, President & CEO, Washington, D.C., letter PDF 101KB 511-512
American Council of the Blind, Melanie Brunson, Director of Advocacy and Governmental Affairs, Washington, D.C., letter PDF 82KB 513-514
Barnard, Brian, Utica, New York, letter PDF 86KB 515-516
Barnhill, Susan, Sacramento, California, letter PDF 78KB 517-518
Beytagh, Francis X., Dean Emeritus, Ohio State University School of Law, Columbus, Ohio, letter PDF 73KB 519-520
Boxer, Hon. Barbara, a U.S. Senator from the State of California, statement in support of the nomination of S. James Otero to be District Judge for the Central District of California PDF 63KB 521
Brick, Lawrence J., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, letter PDF 44KB 522
Bryant, S., Frederick, Maryland, letter PDF 41KB 523
Burt, Sharon, Meridian, Mississippi, letter PDF 38KB 524
Campbell, Bonnie J., Arent Fox, Washington, D.C., letter PDF 65KB 525-526
Cashin, Margarette Berg, Attorney at Law, Staten Island, New York PDF 54KB 527
Center for Civil Justice, Jacqueline Doig, Attorney at Law, Saginaw, Michigan, letter PDF 138KB 528-530
Center for Independent Living Options, Cincinnati, Ohio, letter PDF 79KB 531-532
Central Utah Center for Independent Living, Eileen D. Glathar, Provo, Utah, letter PDF 60KB 533
Cerebral Palsy Association of Ohio, Beverly Johnson, Executive Director, Columbus, Ohio, letter PDF 81KB 534-535
Cerebral Palsy of New Jersey, Myra Ryan, Executive Director, Trenton, New Jersey, letter PDF 60KB 536
Cincinnati Enquirer, Ray Cooklis, November 8, 2002, article PDF 59KB 537
Cleveland Plain Dealer, October 29, 2000, editorial PDF 117KB 538-540
Coalition for Independent Living Options, Inc., Genevieve Cousminer, Coordinator of Advocacy Services, West Palm Beach, Florida, memorandum PDF 78KB 541-542
Columbus Dispatch, August 18, 1999, editorial PDF 112KB 543-544
Committee for Justice, Washington, D.C., editorial PDF 618KB 545-554
Crosby, Ronna, I.L. Coordinator, Southeast Kansas Independent Living Resource Center, Inc., letter PDF 52KB 555
Cunningham, Jo, Lower Lake, California, letter PDF 55KB 556
Dart, Yoshiko, Washington, D.C., letter and attachment PDF 87KB 557-558
DeWine, Hon. Mike, a U.S. Senator from the State of Ohio, excerpts from Ohio newspapers PDF 60KB 559
Dole, Hon. Bob, former U.S. Senator from the State of Kansas, letter PDF 119KB 560-562
Durham, Kirsten, St. Louis, Missouri, letter PDF 58KB 563
Eastern Paralyzed Veterans Association, John D. Del Colle, Associate Executive Director, Government Relations, Jackson Heights, New York, letter PDF 58KB 564
Environmental organizations, joint letter and attachments PDF 958KB 565-582
Everybody Counts Center for Independent Living, Teresa L. Torres, Executive Director, Merrillville, Indiana, letter PDF 154KB 583-584
Fischer, Cheryl A., Cleveland, Ohio, letter PDF 59KB 585
Ford, Ann, Springfield, Illinois, letter PDF 54KB 586
Forman, Vicki, La Canada, California, letter PDF 43KB 587
Freedom Center, Inc., Jamey George, Executive Director, Frederick, Maryland, letter PDF 74KB 588
Gilhool, Thomas K., Attorney at Law, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, letter PDF 79KB 589-590
Godbout, Pam, Women’s Coordinator, Gender Justice Action Group, Park Forest, Illinois, letter PDF 181KB 591-592
Godino, Michael, Baldwin, New York, letter PDF 55KB 593
Grant, Patricia, Piscataway, New Jersey, letter PDF 66KB 594
Grim, Nancy, Attorney at Law, Kent, Ohio, letter PDF 112KB 595-596
Groedel, Caryn M., Attorney at Law, Cleveland, Ohio, letter PDF 45KB 597
Guagliano, Joseph L., Pawling, New York, letter PDF 48KB 598
Heightened Independence & Progress, Nancy Hodgins, Community Advocate, Hackensack, New Jersey, letter PDF 60KB 603
Hetrick, Susan, Advocacy Director, Ability Center of Greater Toledo, Toledo, Ohio, letter PDF 41KB 604
Holman, Stewart, Independent Living Specialist, North Country Independent Living, Washburn, Wisconsin, letter PDF 45KB 605
Hyman, Lester S., Counsel, Swidler Berlin Shereff Friedman, LLP, Washington, D.C., letter PDF 51KB 606
Independence Now, Inc., Catherine A. Raggio, Executive Director, Riverdale, Maryland, letter PDF 79KB 607-608
Individual state Attorneys General, joint letter PDF 172KB 609-613
James, Michele, Independent Living Specialist, Auburn, California, letter PDF 102KB 614-616
Jirschele, Lorie A., Pierre, South Dakota, letter PDF 41KB 617
Johnson, Harriet McBryde, Attorney at Law, Charleston, South Carolina, letter PDF 54KB 618
Jonas, Judy, Paramus, New Jersey, letter PDF 35KB 619
Jones, Eddie, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, letter PDF 34KB 620
Judicial Selection Monitoring Project, Washington, D.C., letter PDF 158KB 621-624
Katyal, Neal Kumar, Visiting Professor of Law, Yale Law School, New Haven, Connecticut, letter PDF 76KB 625-626
Knoblauch, Roger, Bloomington, Illinois, letter PDF 41KB 627
Knop, Shirley, Clinton, New York, letter PDF 66KB 628
Lawyers who served in the Office of Solicitor General, joint letter PDF 106KB 629-632
Laycock, Douglas, Alice McKean Young Regents Chair in Law, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, letter PDF 121KB 633-634
Leahy, Hon. Patrick J., Hon. Edward M. Kennedy, Hon. Joseph R. Biden, Jr., Hon. Herbert Kohl, Hon. Russell D. Feingold, Hon. Charles E. Schumer, Hon. Richard J. Durbin, and Hon. John Edwards, joint letter PDF 84KB 642-643
Leonard, James, Professor of Law and Library Director, University of Alabama School of Law, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, letter PDF 91KB 644-645
Liberty Resources, Inc., Thomas H. Earle, Esquire, Executive Director, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, letter PDF 51KB 646
Linking Employment, Abilities and Potential, Melanie Hogan, Interim Director, Cleveland, Ohio, letter PDF 64KB 647
Long, Beverly B., Member, Board of Neuroscience and Behavioral Health, Atlanta, Georgia, letter PDF 63KB 648
Meckler, Theodore E., Attorney at Law, letter PDF 119KB 649-651
Members of the Bar of the District of Columbia, joint letter PDF 171KB 652-656
Messing, Rudavsky & Weliky, P.C., Boston, Massachusetts, joint letter PDF 67KB 657-658
Michigan Association of Centers for Independent Living, Liz O’Hara, Executive Director, Haslett, Michigan, letter PDF 59KB 659
Michigan Developmental Disabilities Council, Duncan Wyeth, Chair, Public Policy Committee, Lansing, Michigan, letter PDF 52KB 660
Montgomery, Betty D., Attorney General of the State of Ohio, Columbus, Ohio, letter PDF 77KB 661-662
National Coalition for Disability Rights, Washington, D.C., sample petition and attachments PDF 210KB 663-666
National Council on Independent Living, Arlington, Virginia, statement PDF 72KB 667
National Disabled Students Union, Portland, Oregon, letter and attachment PDF 249KB 668-671
National Employment Lawyers Association, Frederick Gittes, President, San Francisco, California, letter PDF 154KB 672-674
National School Boards Association, Anne L. Bryant, Executive Director, and Julie Underwood, General Counsel/Associate Executive Director, Alexandria,
Virginia, letter
PDF 70KB 675-676
New York State Independent Living Council, Brad Williams, Executive Director, Albany, New York, letter PDF 112KB 677-678
New York Times, editorial, October 14, 2000 PDF 56KB 679
Northern Regional Center for Independent Living, Aileen Martin, Executive Director, Watertown, New York, letter PDF 47KB 680
Ocean State Center for Independent Living, Susan Eleoff, Warwick, Rhode Island, memorandum PDF 66KB 681
Ohio disability organizations, joint letter PDF 49KB 682
Options for Independence, Inc., Judy Wright, Statewide Systems Advocate, Auburn, New York, letter PDF 56KB 683
Oregon State Rehabilitation Council, Tim E. Holmes, SRC Chair, Salem, Oregon, letter PDF 40KB 684
Perez, Clifton, Systems Advocate, Independent Living Center of the Hudson Valley, Troy, New York, letter PDF 109KB 685-686
Pressley, Fred G., Jr., Attorney at Law, Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP, Columbus, Ohio, letter PDF 51KB 687
Progress Center for Independent Living, Diane Coleman, Executive Director, Forest Park, Illinois, letter PDF 42KB 688
Pryor, Bill, Attorney General, State of Alabama, letter PDF 38KB 689
Redenbaugh, Russell G., Commissioner, United States Commission on Civil Rights, Washington, D.C., letter PDF 58KB 690
Regional Access and Mobilization Project, Inc., Peter Schultz, Education & Advocacy Coordinator, Rockford, Illinois, letter PDF 50KB 691
Reich, Alan A., President, National Organization on Disability, Washington, D.C., letter PDF 74KB 692
Rothenberg, Ira, North Hollywood, California, letter PDF 38KB 693
Ruben Center for Independent Living, Emas Bennett, Executive Director, Merrillville, Indiana, letter PDF 172KB 694-695
Sanderson, Robert G., Roy, Utah, letter PDF 34KB 696
Sauerland, Paul, Hicksville, New York, letter PDF 42KB 697
Schumer, Hon. Charles E., submission of Jeffrey S. Sutton quotes on federalism PDF 107KB 698-700
Seamon, Richard H., Assistant Professor of Law, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, letter PDF 60KB 701
Skaggs, Kimberly M., Executive Director, Equal Justice Foundation, Columbus, Ohio, letter PDF 52KB 702
Sommers, Andrew R., Agency for Healthcare Research and Policy, Rockville, Maryland, letter PDF 59KB 703
Southern Maryland Council of the Blind, Robert A. Kerr, President, Mechanicsville, Maryland, letter PDF 39KB 704
Steiner, David J., Esq., Attorney at Law, Cleveland, Ohio, letter PDF 44KB 705
Sullivan, Julie, Rock Island, Tennessee, letter PDF 27KB 706
Tanya Towers Treatment Apartments, New York Society for the Deaf, New York, New York, joint letter PDF 64KB 707
Toledo Blade, December 15, 2002, editorial PDF 92KB 708-709
Treanor, Richard B., Esq., Attorney at Law, Washington, D.C., letter PDF 76KB 710-711
Van Dyke, David A., Pastor, Broad Street Presbyterian Church, Columbus, Ohio, letter PDF 95KB 712-713
Watson, Patricia, Barboursville, West Virginia, letter PDF 41KB 719
Waxman, Seth P., Attorney at Law, Washington, D.C., letter PDF 54KB 720
Williams, Keith, Statewide Action Team Community Organizer, Northeast Pennsylvania Center for Independent Living, Scranton, Pennsylvania, letter PDF 52KB 721
Wolman, Benson A., Attorney at Law, Wolman, Genshaft & Gellman, Columbus, Ohio, letter PDF 102KB 722-723
Worth, Vonne, former owner, Different Times, Seattle, Washington, letter PDF 43KB 724
Zietlow, Rebecca, Professor of Law, University of Toledo College of Law, Toledo, Ohio, letter PDF 89KB 725-726

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