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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-10-10 10:00 AM
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Note to media: 40 of 111 Supreme Court justices had no prior judicial experience
So, scratch this as a reason Kagan shouldn't be confirmed.


Note to media: 40 of 111 Supreme Court justices had no prior judicial experience

May 10, 2010 10:42 am ET by Media Matters staff

Media figures have advanced the myth that judicial experience is a pre-requisite for a Supreme Court justice. In fact, two of the last four previous chief justices -- William Rehnquist and Earl Warren -- had no judicial experience when first nominated to the Court by Republican presidents. Neither did other famous justices, including Felix Frankfurter, Louis Brandeis, and John Marshall, known as the "Great Chief Justice."

Rehnquist, Warren, Frankfurter, Brandeis, and Marshall are far from alone. Indeed, according to Findlaw.com's Supreme Court Center, 40 of the 111 Supreme Court justices had no judicial experience when they were first nominated.


The list from Findlaw.com, at link~

http://mediamatters.org/blog/201005100018
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Jennicut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-10-10 10:02 AM
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1. Yes, indeed. There are many great justices that were not judges.
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NJmaverick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-10-10 10:03 AM
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2. K & R! because FACTS matter
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Greyskye Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-10-10 10:39 AM
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3. More than 1/3 had no prior judicial experience.

Nice. Facts matter. :)
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