T master Posted September 13, 2022 Author Share Posted September 13, 2022 16 hours ago, nedboy7 said: President Joe Biden has appointed more judges to the federal courts at this stage in his tenure than any president since John F. Kennedy, and his appointees include a record number of women and racial and ethnic minorities, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of data from the Federal Judicial Center. As of Aug. 8, the first day of the U.S. Senate’s August break, Biden has successfully appointed 75 judges to the three main tiers of the federal judicial system: the district courts, appeals courts and U.S. Supreme Court. That’s far more than the number appointed by Donald Trump (51) and Barack Obama (42) at the same stage in their presidencies, and slightly more than the number appointed by several other recent presidents – including George W. Bush (72), Bill Clinton (74) and Ronald Reagan (72) – by this point in their tenures. If they were the absolute best choice for the job it would be one thing but it seemed to be more about pandering to those that have a different agenda rather than the best person for the job . Those actions may rank right up there with Biden having the most executive orders 53 in the first 100 days than any other POTUS to undo laws that were actually working from the previous president just because the president makes decisions doesn't always mean they are the best moves he could make but ones to serve a different reaction . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nedboy7 Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 3 hours ago, T master said: If they were the absolute best choice for the job it would be one thing but it seemed to be more about pandering to those that have a different agenda rather than the best person for the job . Those actions may rank right up there with Biden having the most executive orders 53 in the first 100 days than any other POTUS to undo laws that were actually working from the previous president just because the president makes decisions doesn't always mean they are the best moves he could make but ones to serve a different reaction . It is interesting you guys are so triggered by the article stating the diversity in the appointed judges. You all seem to think that it somehow proves they were not qualified which is not true at all. You all seem to think it's weird when diversity is stated as a positive in these types of hiring procedures. I wonder though did you all freak out when a completely inexperienced woman was appointed to the Supreme Court. Did that cause you all concern?? Amy Coney Barrett Is the Least Experienced Supreme Court Nominee in 30 years.... Barrett has spent virtually all of her professional life in academia. Until President Trump nominated her to the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in 2017, she had never been a judge, never worked in the government as a prosecutor, defense lawyer, solicitor general, or attorney general, or served as counsel to any legislative body—the usual professional channels that Supreme Court nominees tend to hail from. A graduate of Notre Dame law school, Barrett has almost no experience practicing law whatsoever—a hole in her resume so glaring that during her 7th Circuit confirmation hearing in 2017, Democratic members of the Senate Judiciary Committee were dismayed that she couldn’t recall more than three cases she’d worked on during her brief two years in private practice. Nominees are asked to provide details on 10. Barrett has never tried a case to verdict or argued an appeal in any court, nor has she ever performed any notable pro bono work, even during law school. The ABA’s code of professional responsibility says lawyers should aspire to provide 50 hours a year of free legal services, with an emphasis on serving the poor in recognition of the fact that “only lawyers have the special skills and knowledge needed to secure access to justice for low-income people.” Chief Justice John Roberts famously met some of these requirements by representing a mass murderer on Florida’s death row. Trump has nominated 10 judges that the American Bar Association rated as unqualified to serve on the federal bench; seven of them were confirmed. Among those unqualified nominees was Brett Talley, an amateur ghost-hunter from Alabama who had blogged favorably about the Klan. (He withdrew from consideration.) And then there was Matthew Peterson, an elections lawyer nominated for a seat on the US District Court for the DC Circuit. The ABA rated him as qualified, but he withdrew his nomination shortly after his confirmation hearing, where he couldn’t answer questions from Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) about basic legal concepts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T master Posted September 14, 2022 Author Share Posted September 14, 2022 (edited) 18 hours ago, nedboy7 said: It is interesting you guys are so triggered by the article stating the diversity in the appointed judges. You all seem to think that it somehow proves they were not qualified which is not true at all. You all seem to think it's weird when diversity is stated as a positive in these types of hiring procedures. I wonder though did you all freak out when a completely inexperienced woman was appointed to the Supreme Court. Did that cause you all concern?? Amy Coney Barrett Is the Least Experienced Supreme Court Nominee in 30 years.... Barrett has spent virtually all of her professional life in academia. Until President Trump nominated her to the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in 2017, she had never been a judge, never worked in the government as a prosecutor, defense lawyer, solicitor general, or attorney general, or served as counsel to any legislative body—the usual professional channels that Supreme Court nominees tend to hail from. A graduate of Notre Dame law school, Barrett has almost no experience practicing law whatsoever—a hole in her resume so glaring that during her 7th Circuit confirmation hearing in 2017, Democratic members of the Senate Judiciary Committee were dismayed that she couldn’t recall more than three cases she’d worked on during her brief two years in private practice. Nominees are asked to provide details on 10. Barrett has never tried a case to verdict or argued an appeal in any court, nor has she ever performed any notable pro bono work, even during law school. The ABA’s code of professional responsibility says lawyers should aspire to provide 50 hours a year of free legal services, with an emphasis on serving the poor in recognition of the fact that “only lawyers have the special skills and knowledge needed to secure access to justice for low-income people.” Chief Justice John Roberts famously met some of these requirements by representing a mass murderer on Florida’s death row. Trump has nominated 10 judges that the American Bar Association rated as unqualified to serve on the federal bench; seven of them were confirmed. Among those unqualified nominees was Brett Talley, an amateur ghost-hunter from Alabama who had blogged favorably about the Klan. (He withdrew from consideration.) And then there was Matthew Peterson, an elections lawyer nominated for a seat on the US District Court for the DC Circuit. The ABA rated him as qualified, but he withdrew his nomination shortly after his confirmation hearing, where he couldn’t answer questions from Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) about basic legal concepts. Well if they make it past the vetting process & those doing that process allow them to go through then who's fault is that ? It's not the person that nominated them it's those that allowed them to go through the process finding that they weren't qualified but still allowed them to be . All's i was saying is that if by chance your motivations behind your actions are not in a way that it is to put the right person in the job and to look as if you are trying to do the right thing when in reality the only thing you care about is the perception of what you are doing in another eye then that is wrong . That's why there is a system of checks and balances & again if they go through the process & are checked then the blame lies in someone else's lap not the one that nominated those people but that's the way it is perceived to be & the biggest reason is because of the person that did the nominating . In reading your reply i don't follow those nominations as closely asa you that is apparent but if those folks don't belong then don't let them get through & look until you find someone no matter their race or ethnicity that is the right person qualified to do the job ... I just feel with Biden his motivations in most places aren't what they seem to be on the surface because he is a swamp creature & a huge part of the American problem IMHO those that are career politicians i have no faith in any way that they have the peoples best interest at heart . Edited September 14, 2022 by T master Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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