[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 141 (Tuesday, September 12, 1995)]
[House]
[Pages H8729-H8730]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


            JUDGE ITO: MOST OUT OF TOUCH JUDICIAL BUREAUCRAT

  (Mr. COBLE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. COBLE. Mr. Speaker, much has been said about the O.J. Simpson 
trial, 

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but little has been said about the manner in which Judge Ito has 
presided. It has reminded many observers of a circus rather than a 
courtroom. This is inexcusable.
  Mr. Speaker, this presents yet another example of a judge oblivious 
to the significance of taxpayers' resources. The Simpson trial has been 
extremely costly to the taxpayers and should have been concluded months 
ago.
  I am not suggesting that the rights of all parties should not be 
protected and preserved. I am not suggesting that parties to litigation 
should be forced to compromise. I am suggesting, however, that a trial 
should proceed in a timely fashion, and it is the judge's duty to 
assure this conclusion.
  Judge Ito deserves no high marks for his performance and I nominate 
him as 1995's most out of touch judicial bureaucrat who obviously has 
no appreciation for cost effectiveness at the courthouse.

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