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Ever since Judge David Souter was nominated for the U.S. Supreme Court in July, legal scholars and interest groups have been poring over his record. Last week some of the scrutiny ended in a big boost for the candidate Justice when an American Bar Association screening committee unanimously handed him its highest rating of "well qualified" and said he met the highest standards of "integrity, professional competence and judicial temperament...
...next step in Souter's ordeal is a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, which is scheduled to begin later this week. The enigmatic New Englander will be closely questioned about his judicial philosophy in what are expected to be heated, partisan sessions. In particular, some Senators will try to probe Souter's views on Roe v. Wade, the landmark ruling that legalized abortion. Pro-choice and some women's groups have been mobilizing against Souter, but they are unlikely to impede his progress -- unless he makes a major gaffe. "Souter is far too good a technical lawyer to get himself into...
...portray the accuracy of the fact that I have been advancing David Souter's interests, on my own, without his consent, for 20 years. I wanted my colleagues to know very accurately that he was very close to me, because I would hope to have some credibility with my colleagues...
...Souter comes across to much of the public as rather weird...
...know for an absolute fact that neither I nor John Sununu, nor indeed the President of the United States, knows David Souter's views with any precision on the whole question of Roe v. Wade and Webster...