TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Brittany Sims on Mar 17, 2015

Writing about “Clones on the Court,” Yale constitutional law professor Akhil Reed Amar says it’s a mistake that the Supreme Court today has justices with nearly identical resumes. According to Amar, the Supreme Court works best when the justices can bring different perspectives on difficult legal issues. None of the current justices has ever served in the Cabinet or been elected to any prominent legislative or executive city, state or federal position. More than 30 organizations last year wrote a letter urging senators to consider professional diversity when considering judicial candidates. Gavel Grab has more.