Sen. Cornyn Statement On Justice Souter Retirement

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Sen. Cornyn Statement On Justice Souter Retirement

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and former Texas Supreme Court Justice, issued the following statement regarding U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter's retirement and the upcoming nomination process.

"Justice Souter devoted more than four decades of his life to public service. I appreciate his dedication and wish him the best in his well-deserved retirement.

"In his replacement, it is my hope that President Obama will select someone who decides cases based on the law, rather than their own personal politics, feelings, and preferences. For it is the law, and not his or her heart or political ideology, that should guide a judge's decision making process.

"Whomever the President decides on, I am optimistic that we will have a full and fair evaluation process."

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