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Title: U.S. President Barack Obama nominates Solicitor General Elena Kagan for the U.S. Supreme Court
Creator: Obama, Barack
Date: 2010-05-10
Collection: G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
Description: President Barack Obama introduces current Solicitor General Elena Kagan as his nominee to replace retiring Justice John Paul Stevens on the U.S. Supreme Court. Obama praises Justice Stevens then describes Kagan's strengths. Kagan talks about the role the Court plays in our system, praises Justice Stevens, describes her appearances before the Court as Solicitor General, thanks her staff, and talks about her parents.

Title: U.S. President Barack Obama and newly confirmed Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan speak at a White House reception
Creator: Obama, Barack
Date: 2010-08-06
Collection: G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
Description: President Barack H. Obama and Justice Elena Kagan speak at a White House reception in honor of Justice Kagan following her confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court. Obama recounts Kagan’s career and describes her outstanding character. Kagan thanks the many people involved in her nomination and calls her appointment both an honor and an obligation.

Title: Press conference : 24th
Creator: Carter, Jimmy, 1924-
Date: 1978-01-30
Collection: G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
Description: Carter talks about the selection of federal judges and defends the replacement of U.S. attorney David Marston in Philadelphia; he says he would like to have an agreement with Russia against nuclear weapons in space; discusses Israeli settlements in Egypt, 100 percent parity for farmers, a tax cut and reducing the federal deficit and putting unemployed back to work.

Title: U.S. President Barack Obama nominates Merrick Garland to the U.S. Supreme Court
Creator: Obama, Barack
Date: 2016-03-16
Collection: G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
Description: President Barack Obama announces the nomination of Chief Judge Merrick Garland to the U.S. Supreme Court to fill the seat left open by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia. Obama says Garland is experienced and respected by his peers and recounts Garland's education and qualifications. Obama criticizes the Senate Republican leadership who have stated they will hold no confirmation hearings on any nominee until after the Presidential election in November. Garland says the nomination is the...
Show morePresident Barack Obama announces the nomination of Chief Judge Merrick Garland to the U.S. Supreme Court to fill the seat left open by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia. Obama says Garland is experienced and respected by his peers and recounts Garland's education and qualifications. Obama criticizes the Senate Republican leadership who have stated they will hold no confirmation hearings on any nominee until after the Presidential election in November. Garland says the nomination is the greatest honor of his life and looks forward to the confirmation process. Held in the White House Rose Garden.
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Title: U.S. President Ronald Reagan announces his nomination of Sandra Day O'Connor for the position Supreme Court justice
Creator: Reagan, Ronald
Date: 1981-07-07
Collection: G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
Description: President Ronald Reagan announces his nomination of Sandra Day O'Connor for the position Supreme Court justice. Reagan addresses the question of whether or not he would nominate a woman and explains why O'Connor was the best choice regardless of gender. Following the announcement U.S. Attorney General William Smith answers questions from the audience. Smith says Reagan is satisfied with O'Connor's stance on abortion, and Smith insists that she was chosen based on her qualifications and not...
Show morePresident Ronald Reagan announces his nomination of Sandra Day O'Connor for the position Supreme Court justice. Reagan addresses the question of whether or not he would nominate a woman and explains why O'Connor was the best choice regardless of gender. Following the announcement U.S. Attorney General William Smith answers questions from the audience. Smith says Reagan is satisfied with O'Connor's stance on abortion, and Smith insists that she was chosen based on her qualifications and not her political ideals, then comments on how the decision was made to nominate O'Connor.
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Title: U.S. President Barack Obama discusses the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia
Creator: Obama, Barack
Date: 2016-02-13
Collection: G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
Description: United States President Barack Obama discusses the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. Obama talks about Scalia's career and personal life and declares his intent to nominate a new Supreme Court Justice.

Title: U.S. President Barack Obama holds a press conference at the conclusion of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit
Creator: Obama, Barack
Date: 2016-02-16
Collection: G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
Description: United States President Barack Obama holds a press conference at the conclusion of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit. Obama talks about some of the agreements reached during the meetings and answers reporter's questions about filling the U.S. Supreme Court vacancy, the 2016 presidential primary contests, the continued conflict in Syria, and ongoing efforts to combat the Islamic State and the Levant (ISIL). Held at Rancho Mirage, California.

Title: U.S. President Barack Obama announces his nomination of three candidates for the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Creator: Obama, Barack
Date: 2013-06-04
Collection: G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
Description: President Obama announces his nomination of three candidates for the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Obama charges that the Senate has deliberately refused to bring previous nominations to a vote and challenges the body to act quickly. The nominees are: Cornelia T.L. Pillard, a law professor; Patricia Ann Millett, an appellate lawyer; and Robert L. Wilkins, a federal district judge.

Title: U.S. President Donald Trump announces the nomination of judge Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court
Creator: Trump, Donald, 1946-
Date: 2017-01-31
Collection: G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
Description: President Donald Trump announces the nomination of judge Neil Gorsuch to fill the vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court. Trump lists Gorsuch's credentials and experience and says that he wanted to nominate someone who had a similar understanding of the Constitution as Justice Antonin Scalia. Gorsuch thanks Trump and promises to be a faithful servant of the Constitution and the laws of the U.S.

Title: Interview with former Michigan Supreme Court Justice John W. Fitzgerald. Part 1
Creator: Fitzgerald, John W. (John Warner), 1924-2006
Date: 1990-09-24
Collection: G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
Description: In an oral history interview, former Michigan Supreme Court Justice John W. Fitzgerald discusses his family background, serving in the armed forces, attending law school at the University of Michigan, the early days of his legal career, and running for the the Michigan Senate in 1958 and the newly created Michigan Court of Appeals in 1964. Justice Fitzgerald also talks about his decision to leave the Court of Appeals to serve on the Michigan Supreme Court, the Supreme Court election process,...
Show moreIn an oral history interview, former Michigan Supreme Court Justice John W. Fitzgerald discusses his family background, serving in the armed forces, attending law school at the University of Michigan, the early days of his legal career, and running for the the Michigan Senate in 1958 and the newly created Michigan Court of Appeals in 1964. Justice Fitzgerald also talks about his decision to leave the Court of Appeals to serve on the Michigan Supreme Court, the Supreme Court election process, his own campaigns and his decision not to accept campaign contributions from lawyers. Fitzgerald further provides insight on the Supreme Court's decision making process, the composition of the Court during his tenure and the famous Scholle vs. Secretary of State case.
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Title: U.S. President George Bush announces the success of negotiation between Republicans and Democrats on the Civil Rights Act of 1991
Creator: Bush, George, 1924-2018
Date: 1991-10-25
Collection: G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
Description: Press conference begins with announcement that the Senate will send him a civil rights bill he is willing to sign. Talks also about the Middle East, capital gains tax cut, job intensive legislative proposals, the confirmation process for appointees, the budget, sexual harassment.

Title: U.S. President George Bush speaks to support the nomination of Clarence Thomas for Justice of the Supreme Court in his weekly radio address
Creator: Bush, George, 1924-2018
Date: 1991-09-07
Collection: G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
Description: Segment of the President's weekly radio address dedicated to supporting the nomination of Clarence Thomas for Justice of the Supreme Court.

Title: Opening day of confirmation hearings for Judge Clarence Thomas
Creator: Thomas, Clarence, 1948-
Date: 1991-09-10
Collection: G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
Description: Opening day of confirmation hearings for Judge Thomas. This begins with his formal statement and questions by the Senate Judiciary Chairman Joseph Biden (D-Del). Thomas speaks of his career up to this point and Biden asks questions about his inerpretation of Natural Law.

Title: Interview with former Michigan Supreme Court Justice Otis Milton Smith
Creator: Smith, Otis Milton, 1922-1994
Date: 1990-10-23
Collection: Interviews with Michigan State Supreme Court Justices
Description: Michigan Supreme Court Justice Otis M. Smith talks about growing up in Memphis, Tenn, his family history, working multiple jobs to pay for college, serving in the U.S. military during World War II, entering law school after the war, and his early professional jobs. Smith says that from a very early age he was filled with a burning desire to succeed in life and to make his mark. Smith also discusses the judicial selection process, his own appointment to the Michigan Supreme Court, the...
Show moreMichigan Supreme Court Justice Otis M. Smith talks about growing up in Memphis, Tenn, his family history, working multiple jobs to pay for college, serving in the U.S. military during World War II, entering law school after the war, and his early professional jobs. Smith says that from a very early age he was filled with a burning desire to succeed in life and to make his mark. Smith also discusses the judicial selection process, his own appointment to the Michigan Supreme Court, the geographic makeup of the Court during his tenure, selection of a Chief Justice, and the interaction of the Justices. He then goes on to discuss his colleagues, including Justices Gene Black, Harry Kelly, John Dethmers, George Edwards, Theodore Souris, Thomas Kavanagh, Michael O'Hara and Paul Adams. Smith speaks eloquently of the serious nature of conducting Court business and discusses his own decision making style, and the issues he dealt with in cases such as Scholle versus Hare, the People versus Lochricco, and the Fenestra, Mallory, and Pittsfield Township cases.
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Title: Interview with former Michigan Supreme Court Justice Theodore Souris
Creator: Souris, Theodore, 1925-
Date: 1990-11-05
Collection: Interviews with Michigan State Supreme Court Justices
Description: Michigan Supreme Court Justice Theodore Souris discusses his family history, living in Detroit and then Ann Arbor as a student, joining the Air Force in 1943, and finally returning to the University of Michigan in 1945 to finish his undergraduate degree and complete law school. Souris also talks about knowing Michigan legends G. Mennen Williams and Neil Staebler, practicing law after graduating, being involved in the election recounts of 1950 and 1952, and his unexpected appointment to the...
Show moreMichigan Supreme Court Justice Theodore Souris discusses his family history, living in Detroit and then Ann Arbor as a student, joining the Air Force in 1943, and finally returning to the University of Michigan in 1945 to finish his undergraduate degree and complete law school. Souris also talks about knowing Michigan legends G. Mennen Williams and Neil Staebler, practicing law after graduating, being involved in the election recounts of 1950 and 1952, and his unexpected appointment to the Michigan Supreme Court. Souris says that his first weeks on the Court were challenging, but that he worked quickly to initiate needed changes in such matters as the process of acquiring copies of briefs and creating "Window Reports." He also weighs in on the statistical analyses of the Court's work, court processes, writing opinions, the relationships of Justices during his tenure and the work of such colleagues as Justices Talbot Smith and George Edwards. The Michigan Supreme Court confronted many thorny legal issues during his time, Souris says and chief among these were Michigan court reform, the one-man grand jury law, government immunity, presumption of undue influence, summary judgment, and the right of discovery. Souris discusses each and how such cases and court decisions affect the creation and revision of laws.
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Title: Interview with former Michigan Supreme Court Justice John W. Fitzgerald
Creator: Fitzgerald, John W. (John Warner), 1924-2006
Date: 1990
Collection: Interviews with Michigan State Supreme Court Justices
Description: Part 1: In an oral history interview, former Michigan Supreme Court Justice John W. Fitzgerald discusses his family background, serving in the armed forces, attending law school at the University of Michigan, the early days of his legal career, and running for the the Michigan Senate in 1958 and the newly created Michigan Court of Appeals in 1964. Justice Fitzgerald also talks about his decision to leave the Court of Appeals to serve on the Michigan Supreme Court, the Supreme Court election...
Show morePart 1: In an oral history interview, former Michigan Supreme Court Justice John W. Fitzgerald discusses his family background, serving in the armed forces, attending law school at the University of Michigan, the early days of his legal career, and running for the the Michigan Senate in 1958 and the newly created Michigan Court of Appeals in 1964. Justice Fitzgerald also talks about his decision to leave the Court of Appeals to serve on the Michigan Supreme Court, the Supreme Court election process, his own campaigns and his decision not to accept campaign contributions from lawyers. Fitzgerald further provides insight on the Supreme Court's decision making process, the composition of the Court during his tenure and the famous Scholle vs. Secretary of State case. Part 2: In an oral history interview, former Michigan Supreme Court Justice John W. Fitzgerald talks about his early days on the Michigan Supreme Court and difficult issues faced by the Court in the nineteen-seventies, including selecting a new Chief Justice in 1974, the death of Justice Thomas M. Kavanagh in 1975, and the investigation of Justice John Swainson later that same year. He says that some cases suffered during that period because the Court was "short-handed". Justice Fitzgerald also discusses memorable cases decided by the Court during his tenure, including People vs. Beavers and the "Poletown" case, the legislative role of the court, and collegiality amongst the justices.
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Title: Interview with former Michigan Supreme Court Justice John D. Voelker
Creator: Voelker, John D. (John Donaldson), 1903-1991
Date: 1990-10-01
Collection: Interviews with Michigan State Supreme Court Justices
Description: In an oral history interview, Michigan Supreme Court Justice and author of the novel "Anatomy of a murder", John D. Voelker, talks about growing up in Ishpeming, MI, and his education and work background, including his time as a district attorney. Voelker also discusses being appointed to the Court in 1957, running against Joseph Moynihan, Jr. for a seat that same year, how decisions are made by the justices, famous cases he heard, including People v. Hildabridle and his eventual resignation...
Show moreIn an oral history interview, Michigan Supreme Court Justice and author of the novel "Anatomy of a murder", John D. Voelker, talks about growing up in Ishpeming, MI, and his education and work background, including his time as a district attorney. Voelker also discusses being appointed to the Court in 1957, running against Joseph Moynihan, Jr. for a seat that same year, how decisions are made by the justices, famous cases he heard, including People v. Hildabridle and his eventual resignation from the Court. Justice Voelker talks fondly about writing, and the books he wrote under the pseudonym Robert Traver and reads an excerpt from "Laughing whitefish" which includes a description of the Michigan Supreme Court chambers. Voelker is interviewed by Roger F. Lane.
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Title: Interview with former Michigan Supreme Court Justice Thomas Giles Kavanagh
Creator: Kavanagh, Thomas Giles, 1917-1997
Date: 1990-11
Collection: Interviews with Michigan State Supreme Court Justices
Description: Part 1: Michigan Supreme Court Justice Thomas G. Kavanagh relates his family history and discusses his father's work with newspapers and the Democratic Party, his own early schooling, and his first jobs in law firms. He also discusses his judicial career, starting with the newly created Court of Appeals in 1964 and then running for the Michigan Supreme Court in 1968. He provides an insiders view of the Court during his tenure and discusses the various political and personal differences that...
Show morePart 1: Michigan Supreme Court Justice Thomas G. Kavanagh relates his family history and discusses his father's work with newspapers and the Democratic Party, his own early schooling, and his first jobs in law firms. He also discusses his judicial career, starting with the newly created Court of Appeals in 1964 and then running for the Michigan Supreme Court in 1968. He provides an insiders view of the Court during his tenure and discusses the various political and personal differences that arose among the justices. Part 2: Michigan Supreme Court Justice Thomas G. Kavanagh talks about the Justice John Swainson bribery case, his own involvement in the investigation and his view that Swainson was "framed". Kavanagh also discusses the turmoil on the Court in the mid-1970s and talks candidly about his colleagues, including Justices Mary Coleman, Charles Levin, John Fitzgerald, Thomas Brennan, Thomas M. Kavanagh, James Ryan, and Dorothy Comstock Riley. After 1976, Kavanagh says, the Court stabilzed and a new spirit of good will and collegiality was embraced by all of the justices. Kavanagh covers a wide range of general topics, including legislative apportionment, mandatory arbitration, the difficulty of campaigning for election, judicial conferences, the Michigan Supreme Court's involvement with the State Bar of Michigan and its disciplinary procedures, term limits for Chief Justices, and the selection process for Supreme Court Justices. He finishes by describing his speech to the Kalamazoo County Bar Association, which was titled, "Pot, Pornography, and Prostitution," by the program organizers.
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Title: Interview with former Michigan Supreme Court Justice Dennis W. Archer
Creator: Archer, Dennis W.
Date: 1991-06-05
Collection: Interviews with Michigan State Supreme Court Justices
Description: Part 1: Michigan Supreme Court Justice Dennis W. Archer talks about his family history, growing up in Detroit and Cassopolis, MI, teaching, attending the Detroit College of Law, his interest in politics, his nomination to the Michigan Supreme Court and his involvement with the State Bar of Michigan. Justice Archer also discusses his early years on the Court, the role of the Supreme Court, collegiality among the justices, the Cassidy and DiFranco decisions, and the relationship between the...
Show morePart 1: Michigan Supreme Court Justice Dennis W. Archer talks about his family history, growing up in Detroit and Cassopolis, MI, teaching, attending the Detroit College of Law, his interest in politics, his nomination to the Michigan Supreme Court and his involvement with the State Bar of Michigan. Justice Archer also discusses his early years on the Court, the role of the Supreme Court, collegiality among the justices, the Cassidy and DiFranco decisions, and the relationship between the Michigan Supreme Courst and the State Bar of Michigan. Part 2: Michigan Supreme Court Justice Dennis W. Archer talks about the State Bar of Michigan and the State Bar Grievance Board, his activities with the American Bar Association, issues facing African-American lawyers, his own contributions to the court, the selection process for Chief Justice, and the practice of law in Michigan. He ends by appraising his colleagues and presenting his vision for the legal profession in regards ethnic and gender diversity.
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Title: Interview with former Michigan Supreme Court Justice James L. Ryan
Creator: Ryan, James L., 1932-
Date: 1990-11
Collection: Interviews with Michigan State Supreme Court Justices
Description: Part 1: Michigan Supreme Court Justice James L. Ryan talks about his family history, going to Catholic school, working at WXYZ Television, attending the University of Detroit, and entering law school before finishing his undergraduate degree in order to extend his draft deferment during the Korean War years. Ryan also discusses the first years of his law career, including joining the armed forces and serving as a lawyer, practicing at Waldron, Brennan, Brickley and Maher, and being elected...
Show morePart 1: Michigan Supreme Court Justice James L. Ryan talks about his family history, going to Catholic school, working at WXYZ Television, attending the University of Detroit, and entering law school before finishing his undergraduate degree in order to extend his draft deferment during the Korean War years. Ryan also discusses the first years of his law career, including joining the armed forces and serving as a lawyer, practicing at Waldron, Brennan, Brickley and Maher, and being elected justice of the peace in 1963, and Wayne Circuit Court judge in 1966. After being appointed to the Michigan Supreme Court by Governor William Milliken, Ryan says that he became part of a Court which faced some of the most complex issues of the era, including abortion rights, no-fault automobile insurance, the law of comparative negligence, and governmental immunity. Ryan also discusses the nature of the Michigan Supreme Court and his colleagues Jusices Thomas Brennan and John Swainson, who he replaced. Recording ends abruptly. Part 2: Michigan Supreme Court Justice James L. Ryan discusses various cases and legal, social and legislative issues discussed by the Court during his tenure, including Ross vs. Consumers Power, judicial selection, how the election process disrupts the business of the Court, the high turnover rate of justices, the Judicial Tenure Committee, bar discipline, revising the rules of evidence, and the apportionment of the state legislature in 1982. Ryan also examines the inner workings of the Court and discusses the legislative power of that body in certain contexts. Part 3: Michigan Supreme Court Justice James L. Ryan talks about his first days on the Michigan Supreme Court in 1975, the positive chemistry among the judges during his tenure and the debilitating turmoil the court was in prior to his arrival. He also discusses the duties of the court, the collegial decision making process, and the justice's annual retreat. One of the major cases facing the Court during his time on the bench, Ryan says, was the famous Poletown versus the City of Detroit case, in which Detroit sought to condemn private property to promote the construction of new General Motors production facilities. Ryan talks about the intricacies of the case and eminent domain and outlines the issues in other cases he reviewed, such as West vs. Spartan ,Colonial Dodge versus Miler, the People versus Pomeroy, and the People versus Fulcher. He also touches on the issues of workers compensation, the reorganization of the courts in Wayne County, and the ousting of Justice Dorothy Comstock Riley.
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