Electronic devices you may have and also to not use any cameras during the course of this evening. Official photographers are entitled to take pictures. It is my pleasure to introduce justice breyer. He has had a distinguished career, starting as a law clerk to goldberg and going on to have many important positions in the department of justice and working for the Senate Judiciary committee. He was appointed to the First Circuit court of appeals and he and was thears chief judge of that court. Clinton tapped him to be a justice here and he turned out to be one of six people who, law clerk and a justice at this court. Here, he said at the far end of the bench for 11 years. It was the secondlongest time that anybody has sat as the most junior justice. More years had 11 and he has moved around on the bench. We are pleased to have him here tonight for this lecture. Justice breyer. Breyer 11 days or something. I was thinking about asking tice alito for not taking to not take the oath or 11 d
Current justices. We begin with the longest serving member of the court, anthony kennedy, appointed by Ronald Reagan after the failed nomination of robert pork. Confirmed unanimously in 1988, replacing and nixon appointee, Justice Lewis powell, and previoly served on the nth ciuit court of appeals. Heres a brief portion of the Justice Kennedy confirmation hearing, beginning with an introduction by robert matsui. Mr. Matsui its too bad that two individuals preceded judge kennedy for this nomination. I noticed the editorial in the New York Times this morning, they made reference to judge bork and judge ginsburg and i say its a shame because we shouldnt be here today comparing judge kennedy to his two previous nominees. Judge kennedy in and of himself is a superb candidate for the United States Supreme Court. And comparisons do not do this gentleman justice. He has a deep compassion for the law, as many of you know. Hes highly intelligent from his academic record. We can discern that. And
Current justices. We begin with the longest serving member of the court, anthony kennedy, appointed by Ronald Reagan after the failed nomination of robert pork. Confirmed unanimously in 1988, replacing and nixon appointee, Justice Lewis powell, and previoly served on the nth ciuit court of appeals. Heres a brief portion of the Justice Kennedy confirmation hearing, beginning with an introduction by robert matsui. Mr. Matsui its too bad that two individuals preceded judge kennedy for this nomination. I noticed the editorial in the New York Times this morning, they made reference to judge bork and judge ginsburg and i say its a shame because we shouldnt be here today comparing judge kennedy to his two previous nominees. Judge kennedy in and of himself is a superb candidate for the United States Supreme Court. And comparisons do not do this gentleman justice. He has a deep compassion for the law, as many of you know. Hes highly intelligent from his academic record. We can discern that. And
That was its plan for america we would have gone to war. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] good afternoon everyone. Thank you so much for being here at the National Constitution center. My name is jenni parker and im the Vice President indications. Before we begin i would like you to take a few moments to share some basic housekeeping. We will begin, we will take the obvious audience questions at the conclusion of our program today. Please address your question the notecards provided for you and they will be gathered by one of our Staff Members that if youre on twitter i urge you to follow us at at Constitution Center and you can also hashtag questions comments hashtag than with americas town hall. After the program are going to have a book sale at a book signing opportunity with david barron. Please join us in the lobby to get your signed copy of this book. I would like to thank any members hear for joining us today. The center is a private nonprofit and our work rel
Good afternoon everyone thank you so much for being here at the National Constitution center. My name is jenny parker and im the Vice President of communication. Before we begin, i would like you to take a few moments to share some basic housekeeping. We will begin, we will take audience questions at the conclusion of our program today. Please jot down your . The note card provided to you and they will be gathered from one of our staff members. If you are on twitter, and encourage you to follow us at at Constitution Center and you can also and submit questions, comments comments and them with americas town hall. We will have a book sale and book signing opportunity after words. Please join us in the lobby to get your signed copy of the book. I would like to thank any members here for joining us today. The center is a private nonprofit and our work relies heavily on the generosity of people around the country who are inspired by our nonpartisan mission of constitutional education and de