This judge came from California to testify.
Judge Ruggero Aldisert.
Judge Aldisert said that there was a discussion about the age of judges today, and "I am an old man".
He swore in Orrin Hatch who looks like he's going to cry.
Good stuff from Aldisert. GOOD stuff.
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3:43: Judge Aldisert is saying that Judge Alito's judicial record shows that Alito believes that legal outcomes will follow the law as dictated by the facts in any particular case.
Judge Aldisert campaigned with JFK in the presidential primary in West Virginia. The next year he ran for Judge and was on the Democratic ticket. Senator Joseph Clark was Aldisert's sponsor when he was nominated to the Court of Appeals. Robert Kennedy was a supporter. Judge Aldisert's point - political loyalties became irrelevant when he became a judge. The same can be said of Judge Alito. Judicial independence is incompatible with political loyalties and Aldisert believes that Judge Alito's record bares witness to this. Aldisert can represent to the committee that Judge Alito is among the first rank of the 44 judges with whom Aldisert has served.
Judge Aldisert begins his statement by discussing the ages of Judges. Judge Aldisert swore in Senator Hatch as a lawyer 40 years ago and presided over the first jury trial Senator Hatch had, and won.
3:38: Senator Specter is introducing Judge Aldisert who begins his statement.