court. you will be the first nominee since justice thurgood marshall with a significant background in criminal defense. that's pretty impressive. so all of us should want that representative ot supreme court because decisions on the supreme court can have a lasting impact on our criminal justice system. my question is this. i believe that your experience as a federal public defender has made you a better judge, impartial in criminal and other cases and i assume you would agree with that. >> yes, senator. i think that experience in the criminal justice system, whether as you say on the prosecution side or the defense