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Senate Floor: TRIBUTE TO JUDGES LATCHUM AND BIFFERATO

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Joe Biden

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Joe Biden

Mr. President, I recently had the great pleasure of attending the Delaware State Bar Association's 70th anniversary celebration. The event was also a tribute to two of my State's most distinguished jurists, both of whom mark in 1994 25 years of service on the bench.

Sentiment

Loughran McDonald (Relative)

0.33333

Somewhat Positive

Loughran McDonald (Absolute)

0.33333

Somewhat Positive

Loughran McDonald (Logit)

0.51083

Harvard-IV (Relative)

0.55556

Very Positive

Harvard-IV (Absolute)

0.55556

Very Positive

Harvard-IV (Logit)

1.09861

VADER

0.832

Very Positive

Moderation

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Readability

Flesch-Kincaid Grade

8.6

Flesch-Kincaid Ease

60

Gunning-Fog Score

10.4

Coleman-Liau Index

11.3

SMOG Index

12

Automated Readability Index

7.7

Dale-Chall Readability Score

5.7

Sprache Readability Score

4.1

Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score

14

Sprache Difficult Word Count

20

Joe Biden

The dual commemoration of their personal tenures and the Bar Association's anniversary could not have been more appropriate, in my view, because U.S. District Court Judge James L. Latchum and Delaware Superior Court Judge Vincent A. Bifferato, Sr., have had a truly defining influence on their respective courts and on the Delaware legal community.

Sentiment

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0

Neutral

Loughran McDonald (Absolute)

0

Neutral

Loughran McDonald (Logit)

0

Harvard-IV (Relative)

0.75

Very Positive

Harvard-IV (Absolute)

0.75

Very Positive

Harvard-IV (Logit)

1.60944

VADER

0.925

Very Positive

Moderation

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Readability

Flesch-Kincaid Grade

9.2

Flesch-Kincaid Ease

45.3

Gunning-Fog Score

10.2

Coleman-Liau Index

12

SMOG Index

11.7

Automated Readability Index

7.5

Dale-Chall Readability Score

6.5

Sprache Readability Score

3.8

Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score

21

Sprache Difficult Word Count

25

Joe Biden

There are not many States, I would guess, where two such long-serving and respected judges would be known as Jimmy and Biff, but that is our way in Delaware, where not only size but spirit favors familiarity. So the Bar Association event was not just a tribute to great guardians of the law, to valued and admired mentors; it was also a tribute to good colleagues and good neighbors.

Sentiment

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0

Neutral

Loughran McDonald (Absolute)

0

Neutral

Loughran McDonald (Logit)

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Harvard-IV (Relative)

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Very Positive

Harvard-IV (Absolute)

0.69231

Very Positive

Harvard-IV (Logit)

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VADER

0.982

Very Positive

Moderation

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Readability

Flesch-Kincaid Grade

12

Flesch-Kincaid Ease

49.2

Gunning-Fog Score

16.3

Coleman-Liau Index

9.9

SMOG Index

12

Automated Readability Index

12

Dale-Chall Readability Score

5.3

Sprache Readability Score

5

Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score

16

Sprache Difficult Word Count

22

Joe Biden

Judge Jimmy Latchum has what you might call, in understatement, a very impressive resume. He earned his undergraduate degree from Princeton, and went on to law school at the University of Virginia -- which is known both in Judge Latchum's courtroom and in his living room as "The University" -- interrupting his education for several years of distinguished military service during World War II.

Sentiment

Loughran McDonald (Relative)

-0.33333

Somewhat Negative

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Somewhat Negative

Loughran McDonald (Logit)

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VADER

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Moderation

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Readability

Flesch-Kincaid Grade

12

Flesch-Kincaid Ease

26.6

Gunning-Fog Score

17.6

Coleman-Liau Index

12

SMOG Index

12

Automated Readability Index

12

Dale-Chall Readability Score

6.4

Sprache Readability Score

5

Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score

19

Sprache Difficult Word Count

23

Joe Biden

He began legal practice as an associate in a prestigious Delaware law firm from 1946 to 1951, when he was named a partner. Judge Latchum also served as an attorney for the State Highway Department, as an assistant U.S. attorney for Delaware, and as an attorney for the State's Interstate Highway Division and the Delaware River and Bay Association.

Sentiment

Loughran McDonald (Relative)

1

Very Positive

Loughran McDonald (Absolute)

1

Very Positive

Loughran McDonald (Logit)

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Very Positive

Harvard-IV (Absolute)

0.55556

Very Positive

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VADER

0.128

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Moderation

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Topics

Topic:

Law and Crime

Score:

27.629

Magnitude:

58

Code:

12

Url:

https://fsc.al/cap-mc#12

Source:

Comparative Agendas

Readability

Flesch-Kincaid Grade

9.1

Flesch-Kincaid Ease

56.3

Gunning-Fog Score

10

Coleman-Liau Index

11.1

SMOG Index

12

Automated Readability Index

7.6

Dale-Chall Readability Score

6

Sprache Readability Score

4.2

Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score

20

Sprache Difficult Word Count

21

Joe Biden

Then in 1968, President Lyndon Johnson nominated Jimmy Latchum to be a judge on the U.S. District Court for Delaware, where he served on active status until 1983. Judge Latchum was Chief Judge of the District Court from 1973 to 1983, when he took the senior status he now maintains.

Sentiment

Loughran McDonald (Relative)

0

Neutral

Loughran McDonald (Absolute)

0

Neutral

Loughran McDonald (Logit)

0

Harvard-IV (Relative)

0

Neutral

Harvard-IV (Absolute)

0

Neutral

Harvard-IV (Logit)

0

VADER

0.402

Positive

Moderation

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Sexual

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OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Hate > Threatening

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OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Readability

Flesch-Kincaid Grade

4.9

Flesch-Kincaid Ease

82.8

Gunning-Fog Score

6.7

Coleman-Liau Index

8.4

SMOG Index

8.2

Automated Readability Index

4.3

Dale-Chall Readability Score

5.6

Sprache Readability Score

3.4

Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score

16

Sprache Difficult Word Count

15

Joe Biden

That's the resume. Now let me see if I can say something about the man.

Sentiment

Loughran McDonald (Relative)

0

Neutral

Loughran McDonald (Absolute)

0

Neutral

Loughran McDonald (Logit)

0

Harvard-IV (Relative)

-1

Very Negative

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-1

Very Negative

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VADER

0

Neutral

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OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Readability

Flesch-Kincaid Grade

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Flesch-Kincaid Ease

92.1

Gunning-Fog Score

5.7

Coleman-Liau Index

5.4

SMOG Index

7.3

Automated Readability Index

0

Dale-Chall Readability Score

1.4

Sprache Readability Score

1.6

Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score

1

Sprache Difficult Word Count

1

Joe Biden

Jimmy Latchum -- product of a highfalutin' Princeton-UVA education, a legal practitioner of the highest order, and a long-serving Federal judge -- this same Jimmy Latchum is a notorious practical joker. In fact, the President of our State Bar Association, Dick Kirk, suggested in his remarks about Judge Latchum that some objects of his practical jokes had done legal research into whether such conduct violated the good behavior standard of his lifetime appointment to the federal bench.

Sentiment

Loughran McDonald (Relative)

-0.5

Very Negative

Loughran McDonald (Absolute)

-0.5

Very Negative

Loughran McDonald (Logit)

-0.8473

Harvard-IV (Relative)

0.52941

Very Positive

Harvard-IV (Absolute)

0.52941

Very Positive

Harvard-IV (Logit)

1.09861

VADER

-0.494

Negative

Moderation

Harassment

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Sexual

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OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

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Hate

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OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

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OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Self-Harm

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OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

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OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Hate > Threatening

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OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Topics

Topic:

Law and Crime

Score:

89.114

Magnitude:

77

Code:

12

Url:

https://fsc.al/cap-mc#12

Source:

Comparative Agendas

Readability

Flesch-Kincaid Grade

12

Flesch-Kincaid Ease

18.3

Gunning-Fog Score

19

Coleman-Liau Index

12

SMOG Index

12

Automated Readability Index

12

Dale-Chall Readability Score

9.3

Sprache Readability Score

5

Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score

36

Sprache Difficult Word Count

34

Joe Biden

Jimmy Latchum is a native of Kent County, DE, a place famed for breeding good folks. And Jimmy Latchum is, in the most meaningful and fundamental sense, good folks. That, as much as any other reason, is why he inspires such affection and regard among his law clerks that they gather every 5 years for a reunion, and that 23 of his 35 former clerks attended a 25th reunion with Judge Latchum just last fall.

Sentiment

Loughran McDonald (Relative)

1

Very Positive

Loughran McDonald (Absolute)

1

Very Positive

Loughran McDonald (Logit)

1.09861

Harvard-IV (Relative)

1

Very Positive

Harvard-IV (Absolute)

1

Very Positive

Harvard-IV (Logit)

3.04452

VADER

0.928

Very Positive

Moderation

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OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Harassment

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OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

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OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

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OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Hate

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OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Sexual

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OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Self-Harm

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OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Sexual > Minors

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OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Hate > Threatening

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OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Self-Harm > Instructions

2.2215E-6

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Self-Harm > Intent

1.4793E-6

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Readability

Flesch-Kincaid Grade

10.2

Flesch-Kincaid Ease

66.4

Gunning-Fog Score

12.7

Coleman-Liau Index

8.9

SMOG Index

10.6

Automated Readability Index

10.9

Dale-Chall Readability Score

5.5

Sprache Readability Score

5

Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score

20

Sprache Difficult Word Count

24

Joe Biden

In the tradition of Kent County, Jimmy Latchum is a remarkable story- teller, with a down-home manner and common-sense wit that instructs even as it entertains. He is a very proud father and grandfather, not to mention proud husband to the former Elizabeth Murray McArthur -- and I will just add that the true pleasure of the bar association dinner was that I got to sit next to Betty Latchum.

Sentiment

Loughran McDonald (Relative)

0

Neutral

Loughran McDonald (Absolute)

0

Neutral

Loughran McDonald (Logit)

0

Harvard-IV (Relative)

0.81818

Very Positive

Harvard-IV (Absolute)

0.81818

Very Positive

Harvard-IV (Logit)

1.94591

VADER

0.946

Very Positive

Moderation

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OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Harassment

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OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Sexual

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OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Self-Harm

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OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Hate

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OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

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OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

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OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Self-Harm > Intent

1.29046E-5

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Hate > Threatening

7.2555E-6

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Self-Harm > Instructions

6.8799E-6

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Readability

Flesch-Kincaid Grade

12

Flesch-Kincaid Ease

39.7

Gunning-Fog Score

17

Coleman-Liau Index

10.2

SMOG Index

12

Automated Readability Index

12

Dale-Chall Readability Score

5.8

Sprache Readability Score

5

Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score

18

Sprache Difficult Word Count

22

Joe Biden

Good folks. The same can be said of Delaware Superior Court Judge Vincent A. Bifferato, Sr.

Sentiment

Loughran McDonald (Relative)

1

Very Positive

Loughran McDonald (Absolute)

1

Very Positive

Loughran McDonald (Logit)

1.09861

Harvard-IV (Relative)

1

Very Positive

Harvard-IV (Absolute)

1

Very Positive

Harvard-IV (Logit)

1.09861

VADER

0.751

Very Positive

Moderation

Harassment

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OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Sexual

0.0400016521

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Violence > Graphic

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OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Violence

0.0076800599

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Harassment > Threatening

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OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Self-Harm

0.0038052196

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Self-Harm > Instructions

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OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Sexual > Minors

0.001022118

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Self-Harm > Intent

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OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Hate

0.0006251528

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Hate > Threatening

2.63564E-5

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Readability

Flesch-Kincaid Grade

4.9

Flesch-Kincaid Ease

69.2

Gunning-Fog Score

4.6

Coleman-Liau Index

10.6

SMOG Index

9

Automated Readability Index

2.4

Dale-Chall Readability Score

5.2

Sprache Readability Score

2

Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score

5

Sprache Difficult Word Count

8

Joe Biden

Judge "Biff" is the product of a Villanova University education, both undergraduate and for law school. His unwavering devotion to Villanova certainly rivals Judge Latchum's affection for Virginia, and underscores an important quality the two men have in common -- a deep and sincere appreciation for opportunity, and a deep and sincere value of loyalty.

Sentiment

Loughran McDonald (Relative)

1

Very Positive

Loughran McDonald (Absolute)

1

Very Positive

Loughran McDonald (Logit)

1.09861

Harvard-IV (Relative)

0.85714

Very Positive

Harvard-IV (Absolute)

0.85714

Very Positive

Harvard-IV (Logit)

2.19722

VADER

0.978

Very Positive

Moderation

Violence

0.0090411857

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Harassment

0.0060987615

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Violence > Graphic

0.0059245147

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Sexual

0.002669861

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Sexual > Minors

0.0016969927

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Self-Harm

0.0003497517

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Hate

0.000348162

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Harassment > Threatening

0.0001519483

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Self-Harm > Intent

2.60718E-5

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Self-Harm > Instructions

5.252E-6

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Hate > Threatening

2.2974E-6

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Readability

Flesch-Kincaid Grade

12

Flesch-Kincaid Ease

14.9

Gunning-Fog Score

19

Coleman-Liau Index

12

SMOG Index

12

Automated Readability Index

12

Dale-Chall Readability Score

7.5

Sprache Readability Score

5

Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score

21

Sprache Difficult Word Count

23

Joe Biden

Vince Bifferato became a judge young, at age 31, just 5 years after being admitted to the Delaware Bar. He had served a term in the state legislature and just recently joined the Public Defender's staff when in 1968 Governor Charles Terry, a Democrat, nominated him to be a Superior Court Judge.

Sentiment

Loughran McDonald (Relative)

-0.33333

Somewhat Negative

Loughran McDonald (Absolute)

-0.33333

Somewhat Negative

Loughran McDonald (Logit)

-0.51083

Harvard-IV (Relative)

0.42857

Positive

Harvard-IV (Absolute)

0.42857

Positive

Harvard-IV (Logit)

0.78846

VADER

0.599

Very Positive

Moderation

Harassment

0.138142053

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Sexual

0.0273188489

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Sexual > Minors

0.026556736

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Violence

0.0074431984

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Harassment > Threatening

0.006330727

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Violence > Graphic

0.0011471895

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Hate

0.0007948432

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Self-Harm > Instructions

0.0003784202

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Self-Harm > Intent

9.82889E-5

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Self-Harm

9.60809E-5

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Hate > Threatening

2.83688E-5

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Readability

Flesch-Kincaid Grade

12

Flesch-Kincaid Ease

51.9

Gunning-Fog Score

13.5

Coleman-Liau Index

10.2

SMOG Index

12

Automated Readability Index

12

Dale-Chall Readability Score

6.1

Sprache Readability Score

5

Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score

16

Sprache Difficult Word Count

24

Joe Biden

He was subsequently reappointed by Governor Pete du Pont, a Republican, and appointed as Superior Court's Resident Judge for New Castle County in 1992 by then-Governor Mike Castle, another Republican. The bipartisan character of Judge Biff's appointments reflects, in part, the character of Delaware's legal community, but it is also a meaningful tribute to a jurist who has upheld the truest trust of the judicial branch.

Sentiment

Loughran McDonald (Relative)

1

Very Positive

Loughran McDonald (Absolute)

1

Very Positive

Loughran McDonald (Logit)

1.09861

Harvard-IV (Relative)

1

Very Positive

Harvard-IV (Absolute)

1

Very Positive

Harvard-IV (Logit)

2.94444

VADER

0.929

Very Positive

Moderation

Sexual

0.0102571394

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Harassment

0.007132176

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Violence

0.0016171625

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Hate

0.0008217046

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Violence > Graphic

0.0008175783

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Sexual > Minors

0.0003006947

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Harassment > Threatening

0.0001600872

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Self-Harm > Instructions

0.0001451913

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Self-Harm

6.0591E-5

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Self-Harm > Intent

3.69486E-5

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Hate > Threatening

2.3854E-6

OpenAI Moderation v1 (007)

Topics

Topic:

Government Operations

Score:

51.433

Magnitude:

65

Code:

20

Url:

https://fsc.al/cap-mc#20

Source:

Comparative Agendas

Topic:

Law and Crime

Score:

22.49

Magnitude:

65

Code:

12

Url:

https://fsc.al/cap-mc#12

Source:

Comparative Agendas

Readability

Flesch-Kincaid Grade

12

Flesch-Kincaid Ease

23.8

Gunning-Fog Score

19

Coleman-Liau Index

12

SMOG Index

12

Automated Readability Index

12

Dale-Chall Readability Score

8.5

Sprache Readability Score

5

Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score

29

Sprache Difficult Word Count

29

Joe Biden

Judge Bifferato's continuous service on the same court also speaks to the value of loyalty I mentioned earlier. The Superior Court is, to a great extent, Biff's court. He is, as Dick Kirk accurately described him, the Court's rock solid anchor; he is the hard-working, career Superior Court Judge who makes sure things run as they should as efficiently as they can without compromising the high standards of justice and service upon which he insists -- and, I might add, when Biff insists on something, he does so with a certain undeniable authority.

Sentiment

Loughran McDonald (Relative)

1

Very Positive

Loughran McDonald (Absolute)

1

Very Positive

Loughran McDonald (Logit)

2.19722

Harvard-IV (Relative)

0.64706

Very Positive

Harvard-IV (Absolute)

0.64706

Very Positive

Harvard-IV (Logit)

1.42139

VADER

0.972

Very Positive

Topics

Topic:

Government Operations

Score:

57.681

Magnitude:

93

Code:

20

Url:

https://fsc.al/cap-mc#20

Source:

Comparative Agendas

Topic:

Law and Crime

Score:

25.668

Magnitude:

93

Code:

12

Url:

https://fsc.al/cap-mc#12

Source:

Comparative Agendas

Readability

Flesch-Kincaid Grade

12

Flesch-Kincaid Ease

43.5

Gunning-Fog Score

16.3

Coleman-Liau Index

12

SMOG Index

12

Automated Readability Index

12

Dale-Chall Readability Score

6.1

Sprache Readability Score

5

Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score

27

Sprache Difficult Word Count

29

Joe Biden

Judge Bifferato is active on several committees concerned with court administration; he heads Superior Court's Trial Forum, a continuing legal education and mentoring program that he helped initiate; and he is the judicial representative on the Executive Committee of the Delaware State Bar Association. In addition, Biff is a frequent speaker at forums throughout and beyond Delaware -- from civic association meetings, to students groups from high school to law school, to police- training classes.

Sentiment

Loughran McDonald (Relative)

-0.33333

Somewhat Negative

Loughran McDonald (Absolute)

-0.33333

Somewhat Negative

Loughran McDonald (Logit)

-0.51083

Harvard-IV (Relative)

0.53846

Very Positive

Harvard-IV (Absolute)

0.53846

Very Positive

Harvard-IV (Logit)

1.09861

VADER

0.772

Very Positive

Readability

Flesch-Kincaid Grade

12

Flesch-Kincaid Ease

12.7

Gunning-Fog Score

19

Coleman-Liau Index

12

SMOG Index

12

Automated Readability Index

12

Dale-Chall Readability Score

9.1

Sprache Readability Score

5

Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score

34

Sprache Difficult Word Count

38

Joe Biden

With all that genuine love of the law, and all that genuine commitment to community and to promoting excellence in his own court and through educational and training programs, it is in talking about family that the light really shines in Biff's eye -- and with good reason. His wife, the former Marie Connor, now Marie Bifferato, Esquire, is subject enough herself for an address to the Senate, and rightly shares Biff's immeasurable pride in three children and, of course, those two perfect granddaughters.

Sentiment

Loughran McDonald (Relative)

0.33333

Somewhat Positive

Loughran McDonald (Absolute)

0.33333

Somewhat Positive

Loughran McDonald (Logit)

0.51083

Harvard-IV (Relative)

0.81818

Very Positive

Harvard-IV (Absolute)

0.81818

Very Positive

Harvard-IV (Logit)

1.94591

VADER

0.974

Very Positive

Readability

Flesch-Kincaid Grade

12

Flesch-Kincaid Ease

33.2

Gunning-Fog Score

19

Coleman-Liau Index

12

SMOG Index

12

Automated Readability Index

12

Dale-Chall Readability Score

6.6

Sprache Readability Score

5

Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score

24

Sprache Difficult Word Count

27

Joe Biden

Good folks, Mr. President, These judges, Bifferato and Latchum, with 50 years of combined service on the bench. Active in the legal and broader communities; dedicated and loyal in their work as in all aspects of their lives; intelligent, able, and honest. Good judges, good family men, good neighbors. We're lucky to have them in Delaware.

Sentiment

Loughran McDonald (Relative)

1

Very Positive

Loughran McDonald (Absolute)

1

Very Positive

Loughran McDonald (Logit)

1.09861

Harvard-IV (Relative)

0.71429

Very Positive

Harvard-IV (Absolute)

0.71429

Very Positive

Harvard-IV (Logit)

1.46634

VADER

0.982

Very Positive

Topics

Topic:

Government Operations

Score:

22.58

Magnitude:

55

Code:

20

Url:

https://fsc.al/cap-mc#20

Source:

Comparative Agendas

Readability

Flesch-Kincaid Grade

6.9

Flesch-Kincaid Ease

65.5

Gunning-Fog Score

7.3

Coleman-Liau Index

12

SMOG Index

9.5

Automated Readability Index

6.5

Dale-Chall Readability Score

4.5

Sprache Readability Score

3.8

Dale-Chall Difficult Word Score

14

Sprache Difficult Word Count

22