It would not surprise me if Scalia in private said Barrett was the best clerk he ever had.
An Aside, General MacArthur said after Ike won the presidency, “He was the best clerk I every had’, LOL The General had an ego. Ike served under MacArthur for many years (20?). Right up until the start of ww2.
Wouldn’t be surprising, at all.
I’d never heard the Gen MacArthur quote, about Ike, before.
Best clerk.
Love it!!!