
Where John McCain
Stands:
As President, John McCain will look
for accomplished men and women with a proven record of excellence in the law and
a proven commitment to judicial restraint to serve on the federal bench.
The proper role of the judiciary has
become one of the defining issues of this presidential election. The next
president will nominate hundreds of qualified men and women to the federal
courts, and the impact of these choices will reach far into the future.
John McCain rightly spoke to the
dangers of judicial activism which is weakening the federal
judiciary.
John McCain’s Judicial
Philosophy:
John McCain will bring care, thought
and deliberation to the process of selecting his judicial nominees.
John McCain will look for accomplished
men and women with a proven record of excellence in the law and a proven
commitment to judicial restraint. They will be men and women of experience,
wisdom and humility who do their work with impartiality and honor. They will be
faithful in all things to the Constitution and understand that there are clear
limits to judicial and federal power.