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Why would anyone with zero experience as a Judge ever be nominated to be a Supreme Judge?
Why not?
If prior experience as being a judge was a qualification for the Supreme Court, we would have lost the service of individuals like John Marshall, Louis Brandeis, and 38 other Supreme Court Justices. In fact, 2 of the last 4 Chief Justices - Earl Warren and William Rehnquist - had no prior judicial experience when nominated to the Supreme Court ... by Republican Presidents.
Why would anyone with zero experience as a Judge ever be nominated to be a Supreme Judge?
You mean like William Rehnquist, Lewis Powell, Abe Fortas, Byron White, Arthur Goldburg, Earl Warren, Tom Clark, Harold Burton and the other 32 justices that did not have judicial experience?
Probably because they have keen minds, legal experience and good political connections.
If prior experience as being a judge was a qualification for the Supreme Court, we would have lost the service of individuals like John Marshall, Louis Brandeis, and 38 other Supreme Court Justices. In fact, 2 of the last 4 Chief Justices - Earl Warren and William Rehnquist - had no prior judicial experience when nominated to the Supreme Court ... by Republican Presidents.
Given that you didn't know the what the qualifications were for Supreme Court Justices, didn't know how qualified other justices were....
What sort of background do you bring to the court?
Are you offering me a job?
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