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Abner J Mikva — Part 1
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7.
g) Have you ever been treated for or subject to any
form of mental illness? If so, give details.
No.
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h) Have yau ever consulted on a regular basis a psychiatrist
or psychotherapist over a period extending more than
six weeks? If :so, give details.
No.
State any other information which may reflect adversely on
you, your professional or personal career, or which you
believe should be disclosed in connection with consideration
of you for nomination for the United States Circuit Judge.
None.
(sic) State all factors which you believe demonstrate that
you possess a commitment to equal justice under law.
My service on two judiciary committees included active
sponsorship and support for Fair Employment Practices
legislation, Voting Rights Act extension, the Equal
Rights Amendment, 18-year old voting, prison reform,
and criminal code reform. I served on the National
Commission on Reform of Federal Criminal Laws (the Brown’
Commission) where I helped draft a proposed new Criminal
Code. While a member of the Illinois General Assembly,
I was Chairman of the Joint Committee which successfully
proposed and had adopted a new Criminal Code in Illinois.
I am submitting copies of two reports issued by the Ralph
Nader Congress Watch, in 1972, and in 1978, evaluating my
record in Congress..
State any additional factors which you believe qualify you
for the position of a judge on the U.S. Circuit Court for
the District of Columbia.
I think that my mix of practicing law, teaching law and
making law gives me a unique set of experiences with
which to interpret the law and judge its applicability.
My experience at the national level gives me some
insights on how this tnique national court must function
in our system.
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