Sessions Hearing Transcripts
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S. HRG.99-1047 NOMINATION OF JEFFERSON B. SESSIONS III, TO BE U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA HEARINGS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY UNITED STATES SENATE NINETY-NINTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION ON THE NOMINATION OF JEFFERSON B. SESSIONS III, OF ALABAMA, TO BE U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA MARCH 13, 19, 20, AND MAY 6, 1986 Serial No. J-99-120 Printed for the use of the Committee on the Judiciary U,S, GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 63-8670 WASHINGTON: 1987 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Congressional Sales Office U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402
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1986 Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Nomination of Jeff Sessions to U.S. District Court Judge for the Souther District of Alabama
Transcript of Sessions Hearing Transcripts
S. HRG.99-1047NOMINATION OF JEFFERSON B. SESSIONS III, TOBE U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE SOUTHERNDISTRICTOFALABAMAHEARINGSBEFORE THECOMMITTEEON THEJUDICIARYUNITEDSTATESSENATENINETY-NINTHCONGRESSSECONDSESSIONONTHENOMINATIONOFJEFFERSONB. SESSIONSIII, OFALABAMA, TOBEU.S. DISTRICTJUDGEFORTHESOUTHERNDISTRICTOFALABAMAMARCH13, 19, 20, ANDMAY6, 1986Serial No. J-99-120Printedfor theuseoftheCommitteeontheJudiciaryU,S, GOVERNMENT PRINTINGOFFICE63-8670 WASHINGTON: 1987For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Congressional Sales OfficeU.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC20402COMMI'ITEEON THE JUDICIARYSTROMTHURMOND, South Carolina, ChairmanCHARLESMcC, MATHIAS, JR., Maryland JOSEPHR. BIDEN, JR" DelawarePAULLAXALT, ~ e v a d a EDWARDM. KENNEDY, MassachusettsORRING, HATCH. Utah ROBERTC, BYRD. WestVirginiaALANK. SIMPSON, Wyoming HOWARDM, METZENBAUM, OhioJOHNP. EAST. NorthCarolina DENNIS DECONCINI, ArizonaCHARLESE. GRASSLEY, Iowa PATRICKJ. LEAHY, VermontJEREMIAHDENTON, Alabama HOWELLHEFLIN, AlabamaARLENSPECTER, Pennsylvania PAUL SrMON,1lIinetsMITCHMcCONNELL, KentuckyDENNISW. SHEDD, Chief Courl8el and Staff DirectorDIANAL.,wATERMAN, GeneralCounselMEIJNDAKOUTSOUMPAS, Chief CkrkMARKH. GITENSTEIN, MinorityChief Coun8el(IJ)CONTENTSSTATEMENTSOFSENATORSp...Denton, Hon. Jeremiah , 1, 169, 301, '519
Mathias, Hon. Charles McC., Jr , , ' ................... 517Biden, Hon. Joseph .R., Jr ,...................... 517CflRONOLOGlCALLISTOFWITNESSESTHURSDAY, MARCH13, 1986Sessions, Jefferson B., III', of Alabama, tobe U.S. District Judge for theSouthern District of Alabama ,............................... 9Hebert, J. Gerald, senior tnal attorney, Civil RightsDivision, U.S. Depart-ment of Justice ' ;....... 56WEDNESDAY, MARCH19, 1986Panel Consisting of: John C.KeeneYI Deputy AssistAnt AttorneyGeneral,Criminal Division; PaulF, Hancock, Assistant for Litigation, Civil Rights Division;Barry Kowalski, Deputy Chief, criminal sectlon, CivilRights Division;Albert Glenn, attorney, criminalsection, Civil Rights Divi-sion;and Dllniel Bell, Deputy Chief, criminalsection,Civil.Rights Division,Department of Justice , ,............................. 174Liebman, JamesS., associateprofessor of law, Columbia University Schopl ofLaw :........................................................ 181Panel co.nsistingof: A.. rthur Flemming, chairman, Citizens Commission. ,
