Integrity Fairness Experience • Assistant Attorney General of the United States for Legal Policy • US Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan • Michigan Court of Appeals Judge • Supreme Court Justice "The first function of government is protecting people from violent criminals; everything else comes after that." Supreme Court Justice Stephen Markman "Justice Markman has shown over the years that he understands judicial balance and integrity, and that he profoundly comprehends the biblical instruction that judges must always be fair." Rabbi David Nelson, November 12, 1999. Swearing in of justice Markman JW PAID FOR BY THE STEPHEN MARKMAN FOR JUSTICE COMMITTEE 10/29 2004 55