Elizabeth Dole
U.S. Senator for North Carolina
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Washington DC Office
555 Dirksen Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Ph: 202.224.6342
Fax: 202.224.1100

North Carolina Offices
Raleigh Office:
310 New Bern Avenue
Suite 122
Raleigh, NC 27601
Ph: 919.856.4630
Fax: 919.856.4053

Salisbury Office:
225 North Main Street
Suite 304
Salisbury, NC 28144
Ph: 704.633.5011
Fax: 704.633.2937

Western Office:
401 North Main Street
Suite 200
Hendersonville, NC 28792
Ph: 828.698.3747
Fax: 828.698.1267

Eastern Office:
306 South Evans Street
Greenville, NC 27835
Ph: 252.329.1093
Fax: 252.329.1097

Issues & Legislation - Issue - Judicial


I support the nomination and confirmation of federal judges who adhere to constitutional principles, not judicial activists who legislate from the bench.  Judges interpret and apply the laws that govern our nation, including our fundamental rights and liberties protected in the Constitution.  

Lengthy delays in the judicial nomination and confirmation process weaken the federal judiciary – depriving it of the judges needed to resolve disputes expediently and contributing to overcrowded dockets, overburdened judges and understaffed courts.  Every President deserves to have his judicial nominees voted on, and not filibustered away.  Every Senator has a responsibility to exercise his or her constitutional duty to advise and consent on the judicial nominees of the President.  And every judicial nominee deserves an up-or-down vote on the Senate floor.
I support the nomination and confirmation of federal judges who adhere to constitutional principles, not judicial activists who legislate from the bench. Judges interpret and apply the laws that govern our nation, including our fundamental rights and liberties protected in the Constitution.

Lengthy delays in the judicial nomination and confirmation process weaken the federal judiciary – depriving it of the judges needed to resolve disputes expediently and contributing to overcrowded dockets, overburdened judges and understaffed courts. Every President deserves to have his judicial nominees voted on, and not filibustered away. Every Senator has a responsibility to exercise his or her constitutional duty to advise and consent on the judicial nominees of the President. And every judicial nominee deserves an up-or-down vote on the Senate floor.

Elizabeth Dole

RECENT JUDICIAL PRESS RELEASES  VIEW BY MONTH & YEAR 
June 2008
  24th - Dole Secures Nearly $1 Million for N.C. Public Safety Initiatives in Committee-Approved Bill
  19th - Dole Applauds Triangle HIDTA Initiative Progress

April 2008
  16th - Dole Cosponsors Bill to Protect Journalists’ Right to Source Confidentiality
  10th - Dole Calls for Action to Help North Carolina Small and Seasonal Businesses

March 2008
  14th - Dole Calls for 287(g) Funding
  5th - Dole introduces bills to strengthen immigration law and repeal costly non-English services requirement [ Radio Clip ]


RECENT JUDICIAL ARTICLES  VIEW BY MONTH & YEAR 
August 2007
  14th - Dole: Don't repeat mistakes of 1986 law

June 2007
  19th - Immigration Bill is No Real Solution
  18th - Same Old Immigration Song

June 2006
  29th - Borking Judge Boyle
  28th - Judge Boyle Deserves and Up or Down Vote Now

May 2005
  20th - Nominees Deserve Better


RECENT JUDICIAL FLOOR STATEMENTS  VIEW BY MONTH & YEAR 
September 2007
  10th - Statement on William Osteen, Jr. and Martin K. Reidinger Nominations

June 2007
  6th - Statement Pushing for Measure That Would Prevent Illegals Convicted of DWI From Receiving Legal Status

January 2006
  26th - Senator Dole Urges Confirmation of Judge Alito [ Radio Clip ] [ Television Clip ]

September 2005
  29th - Statement by Senator Dole on the Confirmation of John Roberts as Chief Justice of the United States

April 2005
  28th - Floor Statement by Senator Dole on Judicial Nominees
  27th - Floor Statement on Judicial Nominees

November 2003
  13th - Senator Dole Calls for "Up or Down" Vote on Judicial Nominations

July 2003
  30th - On the Nomination of Brent McKnight