first we'll confirm allison h. eid, whom the president has nominated to serve on the u.s. court of appeals for the tenth circuit. justice eid has some big shoes to fill in taking that seat. it became vacant when neil gorsuch was sent into the supreme court. it's a hard act to follow, and yet i have every confidence she will excel in the role. you see, nominees like justice eid and professor bibas are more than just the sum of their credentials. though theirs are indeed impressive. and i'll expand on those credentials in just a moment. nominees like this also believe, like justice gorsuch, that the role of a judge is to apply the law equally to everyone, and to do so as the law is actually written, not as they wish it might be. as justice gorsuch said, a judge who likes every outcome he reaches is very likely a bad judge, stressing for results he prefers rather than those the law demands. or put a different way, i don't think there are -- i don't think there are red judges, i don't think there are blue judges. all judges wear black. that's the view of neil gorsuch. that's th

the clerk: the judiciary, allison h. eid of colorado to be united states circuit judge for the tenth circuit. a senator: mr. president, i have eight requests for committees to meet during today session of the senate. they have the approval of the majority and minority leaders. the presiding officer: duly noted. a senator: thank you, mr. president. i rise today to add my voice, my strong support, to the confirmation of colorado supreme court justice allison he'd as the next judge for the tenth circuit. there is no doubt that justice eid is sue punishly qualified for that position. mr. gardner: for the past decade she has served colorado as a justice on the supreme court and in 2008 she was overwhelmingly retained by the people of colorado. we have a system where every decade the voters of colorado vote to retain or dismiss a judge, and every time that has come before the people of colorado, she has been overwhelmingly retained by the people of colorado. prior to her appointment, justice eid represented the state of colorado b