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Confirmation Hearings on Federal Appointments S. HRG. 107–584, PT. 1 CONFIRMATION HEARINGS ON FEDERAL APPOINTMENTS HEARINGS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY UNITED STATES SENATE ONE HUNDRED SEVENTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION JULY 11, AUGUST 22, AUGUST 27, SEPTEMBER 13, AND OCTOBER 4, 2001 PART 1 Serial No. J–107–23 Printed for the use of the Committee on the Judiciary ( VerDate Feb 1 2002 11:43 Aug 24, 2002 Jkt 080915 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6011 Sfmt 6011 C:\HEARINGS\80915.TXT SJUD4 PsN: CMORC CONFIRMATION HEARINGS ON FEDERAL APPOINTMENTS VerDate Feb 1 2002 11:43 Aug 24, 2002 Jkt 080915 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6019 Sfmt 6019 C:\HEARINGS\80915.TXT SJUD4 PsN: CMORC S. HRG. 107–584, PT. 1 CONFIRMATION HEARINGS ON FEDERAL APPOINTMENTS HEARINGS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY UNITED STATES SENATE ONE HUNDRED SEVENTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION JULY 11, AUGUST 22, AUGUST 27, SEPTEMBER 13, AND OCTOBER 4, 2001 PART 1 Serial No. J–107–23 Printed for the use of the Committee on the Judiciary ( U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 80–915 PDF WASHINGTON : 2002 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Internet: bookstore.gpo.gov Phone: toll free (866) 512–1800; DC area (202) 512–1800 Fax: (202) 512–2250 Mail: Stop SSOP, Washington, DC 20402–0001 VerDate Feb 1 2002 11:43 Aug 24, 2002 Jkt 080915 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 5011 Sfmt 5011 C:\HEARINGS\80915.TXT SJUD4 PsN: CMORC COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY PATRICK J. LEAHY, Vermont, Chairman EDWARD M. KENNEDY, Massachusetts ORRIN G. HATCH, Utah JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR., Delaware STROM THURMOND, South Carolina HERBERT KOHL, Wisconsin CHARLES E. GRASSLEY, Iowa DIANNE FEINSTEIN, California ARLEN SPECTER, Pennsylvania RUSSELL D. FEINGOLD, Wisconsin JON KYL, Arizona CHARLES E. SCHUMER, New York MIKE DEWINE, Ohio RICHARD J. DURBIN, Illinois JEFF SESSIONS, Alabama MARIA CANTWELL, Washington SAM BROWNBACK, Kansas JOHN EDWARDS, North Carolina MITCH MCCONNELL, Kentucky BRUCE A. COHEN, Majority Chief Counsel and Staff Director SHARON PROST, Minority Chief Counsel MAKAN DELRAHIM, Minority Staff Director (II) VerDate Feb 1 2002 11:43 Aug 24, 2002 Jkt 080915 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 C:\HEARINGS\80915.TXT SJUD4 PsN: CMORC C O N T E N T S WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 2001 STATEMENTS OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS Page Durbin, Hon. Richard J., a U.S. Senator from the State of Illinois .................... 156 Feingold, Hon. Russell D., a U.S. Senator from the State of Wisconsin ............. 157 Hatch, Hon. Orrin G., a U.S. Senator from the State of Utah ............................ 131 Leahy, Hon. Patrick J., a U.S. Senator from the State of Vermont .................... 1 PRESENTERS Allen, Hon. George, a U.S. Senator from the State of Virginia presenting Roger L. Gregory, Nominee to be Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit .......... 4 Baucus, Hon. Max, a U.S. Senator from the State of Montana presenting Richard F. Cebull and Sam E. Haddon, Nominees to be District Judges for the District of Montana ................................................................................. 7 Burns, Hon. Conrad, a U.S. Senator from the State of Montana presenting Richard F. Cebull and Sam E. Haddon, Nominees to be District Judges for the District of Montana ................................................................................. 9 Morella, Hon. Constance A., a Representative in Congress from the State of Maryland presenting Eileen J. O’Connor, Nominee to be Assistant Attor- ney General for the Tax Division, Department of Justice ................................ 11 Scott, Hon. Robert C., a Representative in Congress from the State of Virginia presenting Roger L. Gregory, Nominee to be Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit ................................................................................................................... 6 Warner, Hon. John W., a U.S. Senator from the State of Virginia presenting Roger L. Gregory, Nominee to be Circuit Court Judge for the Fourth Cir- cuit ......................................................................................................................... 2 STATEMENTS OF THE NOMINEES Cebull, Richard F., of Montana, Nominee to be District Judge for the District of Montana ............................................................................................................ 44 Questionnaire .................................................................................................... 49 Gregory, Roger L., of Virginia, Nominee to be Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit ................................................................................................................... 13 Questionnaire .................................................................................................... 14 Haddon, Sam E., of Montana, Nominee to be District Judge for the District of Montana ............................................................................................................ 44 Questionnaire .................................................................................................... 83 O’Connor, Eileen J., of Maryland, Nominee to be Assistant Attorney General for the Tax Division, Department of Justice ...................................................... 131 Questionnaire .................................................................................................... 134 SUBMISSION FOR THE RECORD Molloy, Hon. Donald W., Chief Judge, United States District Court, District of Montana, July 9, 2001, letter and attachments ............................................ 158 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 2001 STATEMENTS OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS Hatch, Hon. Orrin G., a U.S. Senator from the State of Utah ............................ 260 Leahy, Hon. Patrick J., a U.S. Senator from the State of Vermont .................... 163 (III) VerDate Feb 1 2002 11:43 Aug 24, 2002 Jkt 080915 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 C:\HEARINGS\80915.TXT SJUD4 PsN: CMORC IV Page PRESENTER Norton, Hon. Eleanor Holmes, a Delegate in Congress from the District of Columbia ........................................................................................................... 168 STATEMENTS OF THE NOMINEES Nedelkoff, Richard R., of Texas, Nominee to be Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Department of Justice ......................................................... 221 Questionnaire .................................................................................................... 223 Walton, Hon. Reggie, of the District of Columbia, Nominee to be District Judge for the District of Columbia ..................................................................... 171 Questionnaire .................................................................................................... 174 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Responses of Richard R. Nedelkoff to questions submitted by Senator Grass- ley .......................................................................................................................... 259 SUBMISSION FOR THE RECORD Hutchison, Hon. Kay Bailey, a U.S. Senator from the State of Texas, state- ment in support of the nomination of Richard R. Nedelkoff to be Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Department of Justice ............................ 261 MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 2001 STATEMENTS OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS DeWine, Hon. Mike, a U.S. Senator from the State of Ohio ................................ 268 Hatch, Hon. Orrin G., a U.S. Senator from the State of Utah ............................ 338 Leahy, Hon. Patrick J., a U.S. Senator from the State of Vermont .................... 263 PRESENTERS Norton, Hon. Eleanor Holmes, a Delegate in Congress from the District of Columbia presenting Sharon Prost, Nominee to be Circuit Judge for the Federal Circuit ............................................................................................... 270 Thurmond, Hon. Strom, a U.S. Senator from the State of South Carolina presenting Terry L. Wooten, Nominee to be District Judge for the District of South Carolina ................................................................................................. 270 STATEMENTS OF THE NOMINEES Prost, Sharon, of the District of Columbia, Nominee to be Circuit Judge for the Federal Circuit ......................................................................................... 271 Questionnaire .................................................................................................... 272 Wooten, Terry L., of South Carolina, Nominee to be District Judge for the District of South Carolina ................................................................................... 297 Questionnaire .................................................................................................... 298 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Responses of Terry L. Wooten to questions submitted by Senator Durbin ........ 336 SUBMISSION FOR THE RECORD Biden, Hon. Joseph R., Jr., a U.S. Senator from the State of Delaware, statement in support of the nomination of Sharon Prost to be Circuit Judge for the Federal Circuit .............................................................................. 339 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2001 STATEMENT OF COMMITTEE MEMBER Leahy, Hon. Patrick J., a U.S. Senator from the State of Vermont .................... 341 VerDate Feb 1 2002 11:43 Aug 24, 2002 Jkt 080915 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 C:\HEARINGS\80915.TXT SJUD4 PsN: CMORC V Page PRESENTERS Cochran, Hon. Thad, a U.S. Senator from the State of Mississippi presenting Michael P. Mills, Nominee to be District Judge for the Northern District of Mississippi .......................................................................................................
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