http://jrothman.com/blog/htp/2006/01/a-rant-about-judicial-hearings.html Hiring technical people and being hired can be difficult, no matter what the economy is doing. Use the tips here to hire better, or find a new job. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:10:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 http://jrothman.com/blog/htp/2006/01/a-rant-about-judicial-hearings.html#comment-121 George Dinwiddie Tue, 17 Jan 2006 21:28:15 +0000 http://jrothman.com/blog/htp/?p=431#comment-121 See http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/forumy/2006/01/hollow-ritual-alito-confirmation.php for a well-reasoned rant on this topic. See http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/forumy/2006/01/hollow-ritual-alito-confirmation.php for a well-reasoned rant on this topic.

]]> http://jrothman.com/blog/htp/2006/01/a-rant-about-judicial-hearings.html#comment-120 Charles Adams Mon, 16 Jan 2006 20:20:22 +0000 http://jrothman.com/blog/htp/?p=431#comment-120 Johanna, I concur with your "A Rant About Judicial Hearings" There was a lot of bloviating. I heard a wag say any nominee could contain the bloviation by asking: "Senator, I am not quite sure I understand your question correctly. Could you repeat it please?" I think Mr. Durbin, Mr. Leahy, and Mr. Schumer were more effective for the Democrats than Mr. Kennedy. At times I think Mr. Kennedy is a bit too long in tooth. I think we have made the Supremes too important to us. We should still be at the point where Scalia can get 98-0 and Ginsberg 96-0. A couple of more questions for Judge Alito: Judge Alito, given the example that the court overturned Plessy v. Ferguson, what are the factors that you consider in overturning a well established case? How do you make your balancing decisions with your factors? Judge Alito, judges writing an opinion of a case can approach the case differently. On any cases in which you wrote a minority opinion, did you reexamine the approach you took? If so, what was your thought process, what did you learn, and how did you apply your learning? Judge Alito, has your judicial approach to a case changed over the time you have been on the Third Circuit Court? If so, how has your approach changed, what have you learned, and what prompted the change in your approach? Judge Alito, have you ever learned anything about yourself after a case has been decided? If so, for one of these cases, what haveyou learned and did you apply your learning? Judge Alito, assume you are a senator. What three questions would you ask a nominee to the Supreme Court of the United States? What information would you be looking for with these questions? Judge Alito, did any of your colleagues on the Third Circuit ever give you informal feedback on one of your opinions that was critically constructive? If so, of the harshest criticism you received what did you learn? How have you applied the criticism in your judicial approach and/or writing? Johanna,
I concur with your “A Rant About Judicial Hearings”
There was a lot of bloviating. I heard a wag say any nominee could contain the bloviation by asking:
“Senator, I am not quite sure I understand your question correctly. Could you repeat it please?”
I think Mr. Durbin, Mr. Leahy, and Mr. Schumer were more effective for the Democrats than Mr. Kennedy. At times I think Mr. Kennedy is a bit too long in tooth.
I think we have made the Supremes too important to us. We should still be at the point where Scalia can get 98-0 and Ginsberg 96-0.
A couple of more questions for Judge Alito:
Judge Alito, given the example that the court overturned Plessy v. Ferguson, what are the factors that you consider in overturning a well established case? How do you make your balancing decisions with your factors?
Judge Alito, judges writing an opinion of a case can approach the case differently. On any cases in which you wrote a minority opinion, did you reexamine the approach you took? If so, what was your thought process, what did you learn, and how did you apply your learning?
Judge Alito, has your judicial approach to a case changed over the time you have been on the Third Circuit Court? If so, how has your approach changed, what have you learned, and what prompted the change in your approach?
Judge Alito, have you ever learned anything about yourself after a case has been decided? If so, for one of these cases, what haveyou learned and did you apply your learning?
Judge Alito, assume you are a senator. What three questions would you ask a nominee to the Supreme Court of the United States? What information would you be looking for with these questions?
Judge Alito, did any of your colleagues on the Third Circuit ever give you informal feedback on one of your opinions that was critically constructive? If so, of the harshest criticism you received what did you learn? How have you applied the criticism in your judicial approach and/or writing?

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