Ours is a political party that understands we need to have people on the bench who understand the difference between legislating and being a good judge. (Applause.) I was proud to nominate Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Sam Alito, and I want to thank the United States Senate for passing -- for confirming these two good men. (Applause.)

I've also successfully appointed 44 Courts of Appeal judges, which is about 25 percent of all the federal Appeal Court judges in our nation. I'm going to continue working with members of the Senate to make sure my judges get a timely hearing, and I'm going to continue nominating good, conservative judges who will interpret the law and not legislate from the bench. (Applause.)