"Even if [s]he is mediocre, there are a lot of mediocre judges and people and lawyers. They are entitled to a little representation, aren't they, and a little chance? We can't have all Brandeises and Cardozos and Frankfurters and stuff like that there."
-- reusing Roman Hruska's famous defense of Harold Carswell's failed 1970 nomination
Posted by Kevin Murphy at October 13, 2005 09:04 AM