Judges and Judiciary
Apr. 18, 2003
Look Closely
Forum Column - By Erwin Chemerinsky - The pending nomination of Carolyn Kuhl to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals raises important issues concerning what the Senate should consider in evaluating a judicial nominee. Should the briefs that a lawyer has written and signed be seen as indicative of the nominee's views? Or should these be seen as advocacy on behalf of a client and thus not reflective of the person's ideology and likely behavior as a judge?
Erwin Chemerinsky
Dean and Jesse H. Choper Distinguished Professor of Law UC Berkeley School of Law
Erwin's most recent book is "Worse Than Nothing: The Dangerous Fallacy of Originalism." He is also the author of "Closing the Courthouse," (Yale University Press 2017).
By Erwin Chemerinsky
The pending nomination of Carolyn Kuhl to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals raises important issues concerning what the Senate should consider in evaluating a jud...
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