[PAR35]

He had a high speed boat and wasn’t paying enough attention to get out of the way of the oncoming ship.

I hadn’t known what Whizzer did to earn the Supreme Court appointment.

[henkster]

I didn’t know what Whizzer did to get the appointment either. While he had the educational pedigree from Oxford & Yale, he wasn’t an accomplished jurist. But then again, the idea that a Supreme Court Justice should have prior appellate judicial experience is a relatively new concept.

It certainly helps to have connections. His biographies make mention of the fund-raising for Kennedy’s campaigns, but are silent about his war time connection.

White was very much a “centrist” on the Court. He was never bat-guano crazy liberal like Brennan or Marshall, but was never as conservative as Burger or Rehnquist. He was also a very long-serving Justice, ranking 12th on the tenure list.

[colorado tanker]

Smart Presidents know to have someone they absolutely trust as their AG. Kennedy made his brother AG and the guy who not only saved his bacon but got him a medal as the Deputy. But, I have no beef with White - that's the way politics are played.

IMHO, he was a pretty good Justice, showing more restraint than most Democrat appointees. IIRC, he dissented in Roe v. Wade and thought the case was wrongly decided.