Ping
He apparently has grown in office.
And Kagan and Co by Obama weren’t embarrassing?
It’s not entirely unreasonable his concerns, but we need to fill these vacant seats.
He’s been a Democrat,only becoming a Republican to win in Louisiana. If he obstructs the President’s program, he should hear from his constituents. We don’t want a younger version of attention-seeking John McCain.
With the name of Kennedy, somehow, I thought he might be trouble.
Ego is a terrible affliction
If that is his standard, then conflicts already abound at every level of the judiciary.
So the only thing these guys can get done is now in question? Worthless trash of a “party”
He is a Democrat in an R jersey.
He earned his Bachelor of Arts from Princeton University and his Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School [ok, a conservative from the Ivy Leagues???? It does happen, but that isn't Kennedy's complaint], where he was an executive editor of the Harvard Law Review. Early in his career, he served as a law clerk to Justice Clarence Thomas, both at the District of Columbia Circuit and the United States Supreme Court, and to Judge Edward Roy Becker of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. From 2001 to 2009, he served in many senior positions in the United States Department of Justice, including Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division and Acting Associate Attorney General. Prior to joining the White House Counsel’s Office, he was a partner at Jones Day, where he specialized in civil and appellate litigation. He has argued more than 75 appeals, including cases in the U.S. Supreme Court and every federal appellate court.
So he wants to sell his vote to a local. Sleazebag. RECALL!
This is his way of getting close to Senators Susan Collins and that two bit zanah from Alaska.
Note to the stupid senator.
As judge Mr Katsas will have opportunities in which he may recuse himself from any case that directly relates to any matters he was a party to in his work at the White House.
I think even the Liberal judge Kagan, appointed by Oabama, did that on some matter she had been party to when she worked in Obama’s administration.
Does the Constitution or law demand a judge recuse themselves if there might be a conflict of interest? No. Neither the founders nor any majority opinion since tried to add to the Constitution terms that define exactly when a judge MUST recuse themselves.
Are there many matters that come before the D.C. circuit court that don’t have anything to do with actions taken by the current White House or it’s administration? Yes. And Katsas will still be there after Trump leaves office. Good for Trump and his leaving a legacy in the judiciary. You get THAT Senator Kennedy????