Hatch in 1997: ‘Garland Is Highly Qualified to Sit on the D.C. Circuit’

"Based solely on his qualifications, I support the nomination of Mr. Garland and I urge my colleagues to do the same. To my knowledge, no one, absolutely no one disputes the following. Merrick Garland is highly qualified to sit on the D.C. Circuit. His intelligence and his scholarship cannot be questioned."