Subject: Judicial Experience Matters -- Except When it Doesn't
From: "Eric Schwerin" <[email-masked]>
To: "Hunter Biden" <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 10 May 2010 21:49:16 -0400

Judicial Experience Matters -- Except When it
Doesn't<http://politicalwire.com/archives/2010/05/10/judicial_experience_matters_--_except_when_it_doesnt.html>"I
mean, one reason I felt so strongly about Harriet Miers's qualifications is
I thought she would fill some very important gaps in the Supreme Court.
Because right now you have people who've been federal judges, circuit judges
most of their lives, or academicians. And what you see is a lack of
grounding in reality and common sense that I think would be very
beneficial."

-- Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), quoted by
Salon<http://www.salon.com/news/politics/war_room/2010/05/10/gop_on_kagan_need_for_judicial_experience/index.html>,
on the lack of judicial experience of Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers,
October 27, 2005.

"Ms. Kagan is likewise a surprising choice because she lacks judicial
experience. Most Americans believe that prior judicial experience is a
necessary credential for a Supreme Court Justice."

-- Cornyn, earlier today on Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan.
-- 
Eric D. Schwerin
Rosemont Seneca Partners
(202) 333-1880
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