Posted by Jonathan Adler:
LawProfs for the Bench:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2008_12_14-2008_12_20.shtml#1229441594
University of Richmond law professor [1]Carl Tobias thinks that
President Obama should consider appointing legal academics to the
federal courts of appeals.
President Obama has vowed both to practice bipartisanship and to
appoint excellent judges. One fertile source of nominees who
possess the requisite expertise and temperament to be outstanding
appellate jurists is the faculties of the 200 American law schools.
Because legal scholars' work closely resembles that of circuit
judges, choosing academics will allow President Obama to select
candidates who are essentially known quantities, and to be
confident that they possess the skills necessary to be
distinguished federal appeals judges.
References
1. http://writ.news.findlaw.com/commentary/20081215_tobias.html
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