my power to bring to the bench the decency and the good judgment and the collegial manner of walter stapleton. i thank him for being here today. after i clerked for judge stapleton, i clerked for alex circuit. th as many of you know he has a passion for the law. when we started at law clerks he told us we work for the people and consider ourselves on the job 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. and i can say from personal experience that the judge lived up it that promise. we worked very hard. he was very thorough. i thank him for all he's done for me and my career and coming here today from california. if i am confirmed to be a judge to the eek to bring bench the to the bench the thoroughness and thoughtfulness and dedication of the rule of law that judge kaczynski has demonstrated on the bench for more than two decades. after i finished those two clerkships, i worked in the solicitor general's office at the department of justice. i experienced the eth i can of that office. that the united states wins its point when justice is done. in that office, i had the opportunity for th

we will begin with walter stapleton. ofplease welcome the wife walter stapleton. [applause] jenna stapleton. thank you for allowing me to introduce my husband, walker stapleton. most of the time you will hear an introduction about all the things the person has done in his or her professional or elected live, but i would like to introduce you to the man i know enough, walker stapleton, the husband and father. after all, it's really the character of that man that were truly take what kind of governor he will be. i married walker because i wanted to marry someone with a bigger face than i had. than i had.faith i want it to mayor someone who would lead our family in faith and faithfully, and walker has done that. he's the one who make sure we go to church on sunday and he prays with our kids every night at bedtime. .s truly a man of amazing faith who else would buy a puppy for his three little kids before embarking on a gubernatorial campaign? we made a promise to each other that we would focus on family and the state of colorado and that sunday's would be sacred, just

i clerked for judge walter stapleton on the third circuit. judge stapleton is a gentleman and a scholar. greaterienced judge, a friend. if i'm confirmed to be a judge i will do everything in my power to bring to the bench the decency and good judgment and collegiate manner of walter stapleton. i think him for being here today. after i clerked for judge stapleton, i clerked for judge kaczynski on the ninth circuit. as many of you know, he is a passion for the law. he told the law clerks we work for the people and we should 24-7-365.ur jobs i can say from personal experience judge kaczynski lived up to that experience. we worked hard. he was thorough. i think him for all he has done for my career. if i'm confirmed, i will seek to bring to the bench the thoroughness, thoughtfulness and consideration of the rule of law he has brought to the bench. after i worked for him, i worked for the solicitor general office. the united states wins points when justice is done. in that office, i had the opportunity for the first time to argue a case in court be

everything in my power to bring to the bench the decency and good judgment and collegiate manner of walter stapleton. i think him for being here today. after i clerked for judge stapleton, i clerked for judge alex kaczynski on the ninth circuit. as many of you know, he has a passion for the law. he told the law clerks we work for the people and we should consider our jobs 24-7-365. i can say from personal experience judge kaczynski promise. we worked hard. he was thorough. i thank him for all he has done for my career. if i'm confirmed, i will seek to bring to the bench the thoroughness, the thoughtfulness and consideration of the rule of law he has brought to the law he has brought to the bench for more than two decades. after i worked for him, i worked for the solicitor general office. the united states wins points when justice is done. in that office, i had the opportunity for the first time to argue a case in court before the fifth circuit court of appeals. i was able to stand up for the first time and say brett kavanaugh for the united states. a moment very proud for me and it remains so. in oc

brett kavanaugh used to clerk for a federal judge named walter stapleton. most people haven't heard of him. if you're outside of the delaware valley, maybe maryland, pennsylvania, new jersey, but if you've been involved in legal issues, judicial issues there, you may recall that he was nominated to serve as a district court judge, federal district court judge in delaware and serve there had for a number of years with distinction. he went on to serve on the third circuit court of appeals in our region, again serving with distinction. i think he assumed senior status on this court in 1999, after many years of service on the federal bench. the last -- the second half of the last century, he was seen as a giant, as a giant in the judicial system, federal judicial system, certainly in our part of the world, but i think beyond our borders. when george w. bush, my former colleague as governor, as president nominated brett kavanaugh to serve on the d.c. circuit court of appeals, among the people i consulted with was former judge walter stapleton and others who had