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