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I think you might end up being surprised, pleasently surprised. Her math training means that she has a logical mind, she does have a law education and has applied at degree becoming the first woman head of a very large corporate law firm (no easy task, especially for a woman). That is not a world where you risk your corporation to affirmative action.

I say she has something else, something that is extremely valuable and has been lacking on the court. I think she is a consensus builder. Both Scalia and Thomas are totally brilliant, but they have been unable to bring others to their side of the arguement. I think Ms. Mier possesses this talent in spades. To argue a point takes brains, to argue a point and convince others you are right without insulting their intelligence and convincing them to join you takes brilliance.