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Judges
Governor Mitt Romney today announced a non-partisan and merit-based process for nominating judges in Massachusetts, safeguarding the system from favoritism and politics and ensuring the highest caliber individuals are selected to sit on the bench.
Judges
I think Governor Mitt Romney's "Judicial" record is one of the important issues heading into 2008. I would like to gather a comprehensive list of all his Judicial comments and actions. Mitt Romney will appoint some very good judges, from his Record in Mass. He has a law degree from Harvard, and he knows what is going on.
Please help me if you think I should add anything to this list!
Quotes from Mitt Romney on Judges
“Right now we have a funding mechanism for the district courts that splits the Commonwealth into two – the Boston Municipal Court and the remaining district courts in the state – and the Boston Municipal Court receives vastly more resources than the other district courts,” said Romney. Source: 05-13-2003 Press Release
“While I applaud the Legislature for recognizing the need to reform our court system, I urge them to take a closer look at merging the Boston Municipal Court with the rest of the district court system. It makes sense and it saves millions of dollars. It is time for action, not more studies,” Romney said. Source: 05-13-2003 Press Release
“Worcester and other communities are getting shortchanged when it comes to the administration of justice,” Romney said. “That is wrong.” Source: 05-13-2003 Press Release
“Clearly, it is time for us to have a uniform and equitable system of justice for all of the Commonwealth’s residents,” said Romney. Source: 05-13-2003 Press Release
Romney added, “Our judicial system is in desperate need of overhaul and restructuring. These common sense changes are the first steps in that process.” Source: 05-13-2003 Press Release
“The Massachusetts Constitution guarantees every citizen the right to judges as 'free, impartial and independent as the lot of humanity will admit.' Those words were penned by John Adams, and they are the basis not only for our state courts, but for the federal judiciary as prescribed by the U.S. Constitution,” said Romney. Source: 02-11-2003 Press Release
He added, “It is time to renew our commitment to those words. Massachusetts was a trailblazer for judicial integrity in John Adams' day and it can be a trailblazer for the same integrity in our day as well.” Source: 02-11-2003 Press Release
“It is my aim today with this Executive Order to shine a spotlight on the way judges are appointed to the bench,” said Romney. “The citizens of Massachusetts deserve to have a squeaky clean process that has no room for politics and favors.” Source: 02-11-2003 Press Release
“I am proud to submit the names of these outstanding individuals for consideration by the Governor’s Council,” Romney said. Source: 12- 03-2003 Press Release
He added, “For the last several months, we have successfully focused on reforming the old way of appointing judges and replaced it with a non-partisan and merit-based process. This new system – free from patronage, politics and favoritism – has yielded the highest caliber individuals for these positions.” Source: 12- 03-2003 Press Release
“As I was making this appointment, prosecutorial qualifications and public safety were paramount in my mind,” Romney said. “But, it was also my goal to provide continuity so as not to jeopardize ongoing prosecutions in the office. David Capeless’s familiarity with the office and its demands, as well as his relationship with his colleagues, will ensure a seamless transition.” Source: 03-04-2004 Press Release
2003
05-13-2003, ROMNEY CALLS FOR AN END TO JUDICIAL INEQUITY AND WASTE
02-11-2003, ROMNEY OVERHAULS JUDICIAL NOMINATING PROCESS
12- 03-2003, BLIND REVIEW PROCESS YIELDS ROMNEYS FIRST JUDICIAL PICKS
2004
12-08-2004, ROMNEY NOMINATES HINKLE, BOLDEN TO DISTRICT COURT
12-01-2004, ROMNEY NOMINATES JUDGE DANIEL OSHEA TO DISTRICT COURT
11-03-2004, ROMNEY NOMINATES JUDGE CONNORS TO SUPERIOR COURT
10-27-2004, ROMNEY NOMINATES BRUCE HENRY TO SUPERIOR COURT
10-20- 2004, ROMNEY NOMINATES JUDGE ROBERT C. RUFO TO SUPERIOR COURT
10-13-2004, ROMNEY NOMINATES MURTAGH, GAZIANO TO SUPERIOR COURT
10-06-2004, ROMNEY NOMINATES MACDONALD, MCINTYRE FOR SUPERIOR COURT
09-24-2004, ROMNEY APPOINTS MARK D. NIELSEN AS NEW CHIEF LEGAL COUNSEL
07-21-2004, ROMNEY NOMINATES KATZMANN TO APPEALS COURT
07-21- 2004, ROMNEY NOMINATES JUDGE GRAHAM TO APPEALS COURT
04-14-2004, ROMNEY NOMINATES HALEY TO DUDLEY DISTRICT COURT
03-04-2004, ROMNEY SWEARS IN CAPELESS AS BERKSHIRE COUNTY D.A.
02- 25-2004, ROMNEY NOMINATES RICCIARDONE TO WORCESTER DISTRICT COURT
2005
04-13-2005, ROMNEY NOMINATES TRIO TO JUDICIARY
07-13-2005, ROMNEY NOMINATES TRIO TO JUDICIARY
07-20-2005-, ROMNEY NOMINATES RENEE P. DUPUIS AS JUVENILE COURT JUSTICE
11-23-2005, ROMNEY NOMINATES ARIANE D. VUONO TO APPEALS COURT
11-23-2005=, ROMNEY NOMINATES JAMES J. TORNEY AS JUVENILE COURT JUSTICE
07- 26-2006, ROMNEY TABS PHILLIP RAPOZA AS CHIEF OF APPEALS COURT
2006
“Clearly, having an individual who is committed to interpreting the law, interpreting the Constitution and not creating law is essential.”
“People, they’re saying “well let’s have a pro-choice Supreme Court nominee.” Don’t forget that we elected George W. Bush. He’s a pro-life president. He ran as a pro-life president. And he, therefore, has every right to nominate someone who has his beliefs.”
–Source: Interview with Hugh Hewitt (July 2005)
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External Links
Monday, July 24, 2006
http://www.redstate.com/blogs/jjfuller72/2006/aug/28/romneys_judicial_appointments_and_philosophy_no_its_not_the_pro_gay_rights_pro_activist_judges_pict
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