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HEARINGS
BEFORE THE
COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY
UNITED STATES SENATE
ONE HUNDRED FIFTH CONGRESS
FIRST SESSION
ON
CONFIRMATION OF APPOINTEES TO THE FEDERAL JUDICIARY
SEPTEMBER 5, 30; OCTOBER 28, 29; NOVEMBER 12. 1997
Part 2
Serial No. J-105-4
Printed for the use of the Committee on the Judiciary
COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY
ORRING. HATCH, Utah, Chairman
STROM THURMOhfD, South CaroUna PATRICK J. LEAHY, Vermont
CHARLES E. GRASSLEY, Iowa EDWARD M. KENNEDY, Massachusetts
ARLEN SPECTER, Pennsylvania JOSEPH R. BIDEN, Delaware
JR.,
FRED THOMPSON, Tennessee HERBERT KOHL, Wisconsin
JON KYL, Arizona DIANNE FEINSTEIN, CaUfomia
MIKE Ohio RUSSELL D. FEINGOLD, Wisconsin
DEWINE,
JOHN ASHCROFT, Missouri RICHARD J. DURBIN, IlUnois
SPENCER ABRAHAM, Michigan ROBERT G. TORRICE1.LI, New Jersey
JEFF SESSIONS, Alabama
Chief Counsel and Staff Director
MANUS COONEY,
A. Minority Chief Counsel
BRUCE COHEN,
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CONTENTS
HEARING DATES
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Friday, September 5, 1997 1
Tuesdav. September 30, 1997 339
Tuesday, October 28, 1997 665
Wednesday, October 29, 1997 919
Wednesday, November 12, 1997 1359
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1997
STATEMENTS OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Specter, Hon. Arlen 1
Leahy, Hon. Patrick J. (prepared statement) 3
INTRODUCTION OF NOMINEES
Graham, Hon. Bob 4
Prepared statement 5
Mack. Hon. Connie 7
Prepared statement 8
Santorum, Hon. Rick (prepared statement) 22
TESTIMOI^ OF NOMINEES
Maijotie 0. Rendell, of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Third
Circuit 9
Questioning by:
Senator Specter 10
Senator Kohl 12
Senator Sessions 13
Senator Biden 13
Bruce W. Kauffman, of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. District Judge for the East-
em District of Pennsylvania 15
Questioning by:
Senator Specter 15
Senator Kohl 17
Senator Biden 17
Richard A. Lazzara, of Florida, to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle
District of Florida 19
Questioning by:
Senator Specter 18
A. Richard Caputo, of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle
District of Pennsylvania 20
Questioning by:
Senator Specter 21
Senator Kohl 22
ALPHABETICAL LIST AND MATERIAL SUBMITTED
Caputo, A. Richard:
Testimony 20
Questionnaire 225
(III)
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Graham, Hon. Bob:
"Lazzara Deserves Federal Appointment," newspaper article from the
Tampa Tribune, Jan. 7, 1997 6
Kauffman, Bruce W.:
Testimony 15
Questionnaire 86
Lazzara, Richard A.:
Testimony 19
Questionnaire 159
Rendell, Marjorie O.:
Testimony 9
Questionnaire 25
Specter, Hon. Arlen;
Letter to Senator Orrin G. Hatch, chairman. Senate Judiciary Committee,
Washington, DC, Sept. 4, 1997 2
Letter from Senator Orrin G. Hatch, chairman. Senate Judiciary Commit-
tee, Washington, DC, Sept. 4, 1997 2
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1997
STATEMENTS OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS
DeWine, Hon. Mike 339
Leahy, Hon. Patrick J. (prepared statement) 351
Radio address of the President to the Nation 352
INTRODUCTION OF NOMINEES
Hatch, Hon. Orrin G 339
Bennett, Hon. Robert F 340
Glenn, Hon. John 341
D'Amato, Hon. Alfonse M 343
Prepared statements 346
Moynihan, Hon. Daniel Patrick (prepared statements) 344
Thompson, Hon. Fred 348
Frist, Hon. Bill 350
Ford, Hon. Harold E 350
TESTIMONY OF NOMINEES
Ronald Lee Oilman, of Tennessee, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Sixth
Circuit 353
Questioning by:
Senator DeWine 353
Senator Thurmond 355
Senator Sessions 356
Senator Ashcroft 359
Sonia Sotomayor, of New York, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Second
Circuit 355
Questioning by:
Senator Thurmond 354
Senator Sessions 356
Senator Ashcroft 359
Senator DeWine 362
Charles J. Siragusa, of New York, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western
District of New York 367
Questioning by:
Senator DeWine 367
Algenon L. Marbley, of Ohio, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern
District of Ohio 368
Questioning by:
Senator DeWine 368
Dale A. Kimball, of Utah, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Utah 368
Questioning by:
Senator DeWine 368
James S. Gwin, of Ohio, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District
of Ohio 369
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James S. Gwin, of Ohio, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District
of Ohio—Continued
Questioning by:
Senator DeWine 369
Richard Conway Casey, of New York, to be U.S. District Judge for the
Southern District of New York 369
Questioning by:
Senator DeWine 369
ALPHABETICAL LIST AND MATERIAL SUBMITTED
Casey, Richard Conway:
Testimony 369
Questionnaire 627
Gilman, Ronald Lee:
Testimony 353
Questionnaire 376
Gwin, James S.:
Testimony 369
Questionnaire 599
Kimball, Dale A.:
Testimony 368
Questionnaire 574
Marbley, Algenon L.:
Testimony 368
Questionnaire 538
Siragusa. Charles J.:
Testimony 367
Questionnaire 500
Sotomayor, Sonia:
Testimony 355
Questionnaire 459
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1997
STATEMENTS OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Hatch, Hon. Orrin G 665
Leahy, Hon. Patrick J. (prepared statement) 683
INTRODUCTION OF NOMINEES
Wyden, Hon. Ron 666
Prepared statement 667
Smith. Hon. Gordon 668
Prepared statement 668
Mack, Hon. Connie 669
Graham, Hon. Bob 670
Prepared statement 671
Robb, Hon. Charles S 673
Prepared statement 674
Warner, Hon. John W 675
Prepared statement 676
Bond. Hon. Christopher S 677
Prepared statement 678
Ashcroft, Hon. John 679
TESTIMONY OF NOMINEES
Stanley Marcus, of Florida, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Eleventh
Circuit 680
Questioning by:
Senator Ashcroft 680
Senator Durbin 682
Rodney W. Sippel, of Missouri, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern
and Western Districts of Missouri 684
Questioning by:
Senator Durbin 684
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Rodney W. Sippel, of Missouri, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern
and Western Districts of Missouri—Continued
Questioning by—Continued
Senator Ashcroft 691
Norman K. Moon, of Virginia, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western
District of Virginia 686
Questioning by:
Senator Durbin 686
Senator Ashcroft 691
Ann L. Aiken, of Oregon, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Oregon .. 687
Questioning by:
Senator Ashcroft 687
Senator Durbin 689
Jerome B. Friedman, of Virginia, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern
District of Virginia 687
Questioning by:
Senator Ashcroft 687
Senator Durbin 690
ALPHABETICAL LIST AND MATERIAL SUBMITTED
Aiken, Ann L.:
Testimony 687
Questionnaire 856
Friedman, Jerome B.:
Testimony 687
Questionnaire 887
Marcus, Stanley:
Testimony 680
Questionnaire 693
Moon, Norman K.:
Testimony 686
Questionnaire 811
Sippel, Rodney W.:
Testimony 684
Questionnaire 775
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1997
STATEMENTS OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Kyi, Hon. Jon 919
Leahy, Hon. Patrick J. (prepared statement) 1017
INTRODUCTION OF NOMINEES
Kohl, Hon. Herbert 920
Feingold, Hon. Russell D 922
Prepared statement 923
Durbin, Hon. Richard J 951
Evans, Hon. Lane 952
Moseley-Braun, Hon. Carol 953
LaHood, Hon. Ray (prepared statement) 954
Feinstein, Hon. Dianne 955
Condit, Hon. Gary A. (prepared statement) 999
Boxer, Hon. Barbara 1000
Santorum, Hon. Rick 1001
Foglietta, Hon. Thomas M 1002
Specter, Hon. Arlen 1003
Fattah. Hon. Chaka 1006
TESTIMONY OF NOMINEES
James S. Ware, of California, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit ... 1007
Questioning by:
Senator Kyi 1007
Lynn S. Adelman, of Wisconsin, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern
District of Wisconsin 1011
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L3mn S. Adelman, of Wisconsin, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern
District of Wisconsin—Continued
Questioning by:
Senator Kohl 1011
Senator Feingold 1013
Senator Kyi 1015
Charles R. Breyer, of California, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern
District of California 1011
Questioning by:
Senator Kyi 1016
Frank C. Damrell, Jr., of California, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern
District of California 1011
Questioning by:
Senator Kyi 1016
Martin J. Jenkins, of California, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern
District of California 1012
Questioning by:
Senator Kyi 1016
Michael P. McCuskey, of Illinois, to be U.S. District Judge for the Central
District of Illinois 1012
Questioning by:
Senator Durbin 1013
G. Patrick Murphy, of Illinois, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern
District of Illinois 1013
Questioning by:
Senator Durbin 1014
Fpederica A. Massiah-Jackson, of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. District Judge
for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania 1019
Questioning by:
Senator Kyi 1019
Senator Sessions 1021
Senator Durbin 1026
Senator Specter 1037
ALPHABETICAL LIST AND MATERIAL SUBMITTED
Adelman, Lynn S.:
Testimony 1011
Questionnaire 1096
Breyer, Charles R:
Testimony 1011
Questionnaire 1124
Damrell, Frank C, Jr.:
Testimony 1011
Questionnaire „ 1197
Feingold, Hon. Russell D.:
Letters supporting the nomination of Lynn S. Adelman from:
John W. Reynolds, judge, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of
Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wl, Jan. 9, 1997 925
James E. Doyle, attorney general. State of Wisconsin, Department
of Justice, Madison, WI, Jan. 13, 1997 926
Mary Lauby, executive director, Wisconsin Coalition Against Domes-
tic Violence, Madison, Wl, Jan. 17, 1997 927
David E. Schultz, associate dean, professor of law. University of
Wisconsin, Madison, WI, Feb. 25, 1997 928
Bradley DeBraska, president. Local #21, lUPA, AFL-CIO, Milwaukee
Police Association, Milwaukee, WI, Mar. 17, 1997 929
Karen M. Ordinans, chairman, Milwaukee County Board of Super-
visors, Milwaukee, WI, Mar. 25, 1997 930
Leverett F. Baldwin, sheriff, Milwaukee County, Milwaukee, WI,
Mar. 26, 1997 931
Patrick T. Sheedy, chief judge. First Judicial District, Milwaukee
County Courthouse, Milwaukee, WI, Mar. 27, 1997 932
Ben Brancel, assembly speaker. State Capitol, Madison, WI, Apr.
2, 1997 933
Margaret A. Farrow, State Senator, Republican Caucus Chair, Madi-
son, WI. Apr. 3, 1997 934
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Feingold, Hon. Russell D.—Continued
Letters supporting the nomination of Lynn S. Adelman from—Continued
Brian D. Rude, State Senator, Wisconsin Senate Assistant Repub-
lican Leader, Madison, WI, Apr. 4, 1997 935
Jan Steinbergs, executive director, Wisconsin Troopers' Association,
Inc., East Troy, WI. Apr. 7, 1997 936
Michael G. Ellis, Senate Republican Leader, Wisconsin State Senate,
Madison, WI, Apr. 8, 1997 937
Alberta Darling, Wisconsin State Senator, 8th Senate District, Madi-
son, WI, Apr. 8, 1997 938
Steve Foti, Wisconsin State Representative, assembly majority lead-
er. State Capitol, Madison, WI, Apr. 8, 1997 939
Daniel M. Finley, county executive, Waukesha County, Office of
County Executive, Waukesha, WI, Apr. 8, 1997 940
Scott L. Klug, Member of Congress, House of Representatives, Wash-
ington, DC, Apr. 9, 1997 941
Lee Sherman Dreyfus, Governor, Waukesha, WI, Apr. 9, 1997 942
Thomas E. Petri, Member of Congress, House of Representatives,
Washington, DC, Apr. 14, 1997 944
John E. Charewicz, president, Wisconsin Professional Police Associa-
tion, Madison, WI, Apr. 16, 1997 945
Mark D. Zeier, State president, Professional Fire Fighters of Wiscon-
sin, Inc., Madison, WI, Apr. 17, 1997 946
Peggy Rosenzweig, State Senator, 5th Senate District, Madison, WI,
Apr. 28, 1997 947
Fred Risser, jpresident, Wisconsin State Senate, 26th Senate District,
Madison, WI, May 1, 1997 948
Jean M. Jacobson, county executive. County of Racine, Racine, WI,
May 1, 1997 949
Scott McCallum, Lieutenant Governor, State of Wisconsin, State Cap-
itol, Madison, WI, May 5, 1997 950
Feinstein, Hon. Dianne:
Letters supporting the nomination of Frank C. Damrell, Jr., from:
Ann M. Veneman, secretary. Department of Food and Agriculture,
State of California, Sacramento, CA, Jan. 17, 1997 958
Attachment: "A dream believer," reprint from the Modesto Bee,
Dec. 15, 1996 959
Ernest Gallo, office of the chairman, E. & J. Gallo Winery, Modesto,
CA, Jan. 17, 1997 962
Gary A. Condit, Anna G. Eshoo, Sam Farr, Nancy Pelosi, Howard
L. Berman, and George Miller, Members of Congress, House of
Representatives, Washington, DC, Jan. 21, 1997 963
John Garamendi, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of the Interior,
Washington, DC, Jan. 21, 1997 965
Kathleen Brown, senior vice president and managing director. Bank
of America, Los Angeles, CA, Jan. 21, 1997 966
William T. Bagley, law offices of Nossaman, Guthner, Knox & Elliott,
LLP, San Francisco, CA, Jan. 22, 1997 967
Curriculum vitae of Frank C. Damrell, Jr 968
Carol G. Whiteside, director. Intergovernmental Affairs, Governor's
Office, State of California, Sacramento, CA, Jan. 23, 1997 970
John C. Danforth, Bryan Cave, LLP, St. Louis, MO, Jan. 23, 1997 971
Nancy Pelosi, Member of Congress, House of Representatives, Wash-
ington, DC, Jan. 28, 1997 972
Patrick Johnston, Fifth Senate District, Senate California Legisla-
ture, San Francisco, CA, Jan. 28, 1997 973
Anna G. Eshoo, Member of Congress, House of Representatives,
Washington, DC, Feb. 4, 1997 975
Paul Locatelli, S.J., president, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara,
CA, Feb. 6, 1997 976
Carmen A. Policy, president, San Francisco 49ers, Santa Clara, CA,
Feb. 7, 1997 977
James C. Brazelton, district attorney. Court House, Modesto, CA,
Feb. 14, 1997 978
Les Weidman, sheriff-coroner. Sheriffs Department, Stanislaus
County. Modesto, CA, Feb. 14, 1997 979
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Feinstein, Hon. Dianne—Continued
Letters supporting the nomination of Frank C. Damrell, Jr., from—Con-
tinued
Dianne Feinstein, U.S. Senator, U.S. Senate, Washington, DC, Feb.
26, 1997 980
Leon E. Panetta, Carmel Valley, CA, Apr. 15, 1997 982
James R. Dignan, C.P.A., Modesto, CA, Apr. 17, 1997 983
Everett J. (Skip) Mohatt, Amador Valley High School, Pleasanton,
CA. Apr. 21, 1997 984
Marc B. Poche, associate justice. Court of Appeal, San Francisco,
CA, Apr. 23, 1997 985
Rav Simon, supervisor, fourth district, Stanislaus County, Board of
Supervisors, Modesto, CA. Apr. 24, 1997 986
Hugh Rose III, presiding judge, Superior Court of the State of Cali-
fornia, County of Stanislaus. Apr. 25, 1997 987
George E. Leonard, law offices of Shughart Thomson & Kilroy, Kan-
sas City, MO, Apr. 25, 1997 988
Richard A. Lang, mayor. City of Medesto, Modesto, CA, Apr. 30,
1997 989
Elaine Watters, judge, Superior Court, State of California, County
of Sonoma, Santa Rosa. CA. May 1, 1997 990
Patrick J. Frawley, Jr., Agoura, CA, June 11, 1997 991
Richard Hagerty, RD, Modesto, CA, Aug. 29, 1997 992
GaiT A. Condit, Member of Congress, House of Representatives,
Washington. DC. Sept. 2. 1997 993
Cosignatories: Ray Simon. Stanislaus County Board of Super-
visors; Richard Monteith. California State Senator; Dennis
Cardoza. George House. California State Assemblymen; Rich-
ard Lang, mayor, city of Modesto; Les Weidman, Stanislaus
County Sheriff; Jim Brazelton, Stanislaus County District At-
torney; Tom Mayfield, chairman, Nick Blom, Paul Caruso, Pat
Paul, Stanislaus County supervisors.
Richard Lyng, Modesto, CA, Sept. 15, 1997 995
David L. Moore, president. Western Growers Association, Newport
Beach, CA, Oct. 22, 1997 996
L. Stephen Endsley, M.D.. Valley Heart Associates. Modesto, CA 997
Additional remarks and a newspaper article from the Washington Post,
Nov. 7, 1997: "U.S. Judge Admits Lie, Withdraws as Nominee" 998
Jenkins. Martin J.:
Testimony 1012
Questionnaire 1224
Kohl. Hon. Herbert:
Letter from Tommy G. Thompson, Governor, State of Wisconsin, Mar.
21, 1997 921
Massiah-Jackson, Frederica A.:
Testimony 1019
Questionnaire 1327
McCuskey, Michael P.:
Testimony 1012
Questionnaire 1264
Murphy, G. Patrick:
Testimony 1013
Questionnaire 1302
Specter, Hon. Arlen:
Letter to Hon. Orrin G. Hatch, chairman. Senate Committee on the
Judiciary. Washington. DC, Oct. 8, 1997 1005
Brief filed in the Superior Court of Pennsylvania, Aug. 1, 1988: Common-
wealth of Pennsylvania v. Robert Hicks 1027
Judgment 1035
Extract of a memorandum 1045
Letter to Hon. Orrin G. Hatch, chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee,
U.S. Senate, Washington, DC, Oct. 8, 1997 1005
Ware, James S.:
Testimony 1007
Questionnaire 1051
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1997
STATEMENT OF COMMITTEE MEMBER
Hatch, Hon. Orrin G 1359
INTRODUCTION OF NOMINEES
Kyi, Hon. Jon (prepared statement) 1359
Cleland, Hon. Max 1360
Feinstein, Hon. Dianne 1362
TESTIMONY OF NOMINEES
Barry G. Silverman, of Arizona, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Ninth
Circuit 1364
Questioning by:
Chairman Hatch 1365
Senator Feinstein 1368
Senator Grassley 1369
Carlos R. Moreno, of California, to be U.S. District Judge for the Central
District of California 1364
Questioning by:
Chairman Hatch 1365
Senator Feinstein 1368
Senator Grassley 1369
Richard W. Story, of Georgia, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern
District of Georgia 1364
Questioning by:
Chairman Hatch 1365
Senator Feinstein 1368
Senator Grassley 1369
Christine O.C. Miller, of the District of Columbia, to be a Judge of the
U.S. Court of Federal Claims 1365
Questioning by:
Chairman Hatch 1365
Senator Feinstein 1368
Senator Grassley 1369
ALPHABETICAL LIST AND MATERWL SUBMITTED
Feinstein, Hon. Dianne:
Letter to Hon. Orrin G. Hatch, chairman. Senate Committee on the
Judiciary, Washington, DC, from Governor George Deukmejian, 35th
Governor of CaUfornia, Los Angeles, CA, Oct. 6, 1997 1363
Miller, Christine O.C:
Testimony 1365
Questionnaire 1476
Moreno, Carlos R.:
Testimony 1364
Questionnaire 1417
Silverman, Barry G.:
Testimony 1364
Questionnaire 1376
Story, Richard W.;
Testimony 1364
Questionnaire 1442
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