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The Mitt-Haters will be here soon enough to tell us all that there is no reason to expect Romney’s appointments to be better than Obama’s.

Mitt had ample chance to appoint judges when he was a governor. Clearly, a look at those appointments should qualm any fears, right?

OTOH, 12% of the voters in Mass. are Republican, so he was starting from a very weak position. Also, Mass. has a "Governor's Council" where every judicial nominee goes for approval - the democrats held 8 of 9 seats. Romney appointed 9 Republicans, 13 unenrolled voters (but all gave to democrats) and 14 democrats.

I'm surprised he was able to get even 9 republicans. Most were appointed to district court or clerk magistrate level where Romney was interested in appointing those who were tough on crime.

As far as the MSC, Romney appointed a conservative member of the Federalist Society, Christopher Moore, to chair the Judicial Nominating Commission. He kept the libs to a low roar.

I tried to look at a Redstate article regarding the picks but it isn't responding right now.