Justice Hillary?

[judasmachine]

nah i'd rather her be president, just so you guys will be ranting your hidden sexism all over the place.

ashcroft? why so he can continue his tirade against freedom of expression, and religion? yeah let's put the zealots where they can do the most harm.

 

[Infohawk]

Originally posted by: chess9
One of our best (maybe THE best) Supreme Court Judges never served a day as an appeals court or trial judge. Who was it?

I give up. I dunno... who? And were they a law prof?

 

[nageov3t]

Originally posted by: lordtyranus
I'd like to see Ashcroft there though.

see, something like that might inspire me to take advantage of my dual US/Canada citizenship

 

[chess9]

Uh, not in the currently defined sense of the term "law professor".
Until about 1940 or so most folks READ the law under a lawyer.
-Robert

 

[Infohawk]

Originally posted by: chess9
Uh, not in the currently defined sense of the term "law professor".
Until about 1940 or so most folks READ the law under a lawyer.
-Robert

Right. I'm sure some of those old school justices had some strange backgrounds. It just seems like today there's more of a track for becoming a SC justice. But I could be wrong... she just doesn't seem like a fit to me.

 

[conjur]

Pure rumor. No way would that happen.