idiomaddict@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 months agoTIL 11/14 current feeder judges (those whose clerks most frequently go on to SCOTUS clerkships) were Republican appointeesen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square15linkfedilinkarrow-up1104arrow-down10
arrow-up1104arrow-down1external-linkTIL 11/14 current feeder judges (those whose clerks most frequently go on to SCOTUS clerkships) were Republican appointeesen.wikipedia.orgidiomaddict@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 months agomessage-square15linkfedilink
minus-squareidiomaddict@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoThat’s fair. When looking at previous feeder judges, they also seemed heavily Republican stacked, but I didn’t want to check them all
minus-squarewjrii@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months agoIt’s certainly worth pointing out, though, as it underlines how self-reinforcing the judiciary is, and your data shows just how well the republicans have done to get judges confirmed (fuckin’ Mitch McConnell).
That’s fair. When looking at previous feeder judges, they also seemed heavily Republican stacked, but I didn’t want to check them all
It’s certainly worth pointing out, though, as it underlines how self-reinforcing the judiciary is, and your data shows just how well the republicans have done to get judges confirmed (fuckin’ Mitch McConnell).