Respect for tradition is the deference paid to generations of wise men who knew far more about real life than ivory tower relics like this butt hole.
He may be "incredibly smart," for a lawyer that is, but he rolls like what Thorstein Veblen identified as an "educated incompetent." I suspect he never made the high court for good reason.
Your suspicion would be correct. He's a pretty good circuit judge who is good on business and regulatory cases, but should never be allowed anywhere near the Constitution.