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With the exception of Justice Elena Kagan, every
member of the current court first served as a federal
appeals court judge.
It used to be common for justices to join the court from
much more varied backgrounds, including significant
positions in public life.
In his study, Professor Barton said the current justices
might lack the “practical wisdom” of “individuals who
have faced the hurly-burly of legal practice or politics
or trial court judging to understand the ramifications of
broad social policy.”
New justices must adjust to another sort of hurly-burly,
as Justice Kagan, who joined the court in 2010,
learned at one point during Tuesday’s argument. She
The New York Times/ - Politics, Seg, 02 de Abril de 2012
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tried to interrupt a lawyer and failed.
Then Justice Stephen G. Breyer jumped in and
engaged the lawyer for several minutes.
“You can go back to Justice Kagan,” Justice Breyer
finally said. “Don’t forget her question.”
Too late, Justice Kagan said, smiling. “I’ve forgotten
my question,” she said, though she seemed ready to
pose one.
But she missed her chance again when Justice
Ginsburg asked a question.
Justice Kagan assessed the situation. “See what it
means to be the junior justice?” she asked.
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