Are there any nonwhite judges who are a part of Fed Soc?
Posted: Sun Jun 12, 2022 8:38 pm
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Well aren’t you clever.Anonymous User wrote: ↑Mon Jun 13, 2022 8:14 amBarrett (Irish), Kavanaugh (Irish), Alito (Italian), Roberts (Irish & Slovak), and Thomas (African American) are all nonwhite FedSoc justices.
Anyone who shows up to the National Convention regularly is probably the best sign.Anonymous User wrote: ↑Mon Jun 13, 2022 10:00 amAside from the trolling, I have an actual serious question here. What defines a "FedSoc judge"? Being a current member? Showing up at events? Being a former member? Being nominated when FedSoc had great influence in nominations? I am not trying to pick a fight, but I am genuinely curious what yall think.
You may have had better luck titling this thread "name some nonwhite FedSoc judges" (sure) instead of "are there any nonwhite FedSoc judges" (yes, many). Who are the nonwhite, Republican-appointed, non-FedSoc judges you're thinking of?Anonymous User wrote: ↑Mon Jun 13, 2022 10:34 amOP here: not a troll! Relax you guys haha. Thought it would be too tedious on my end to include in my first post "aside from Thomas, Rao, Thapar, Bumatay, Ada Brown, who are other nonwhite Fed Soc judges?"
I found it interesting in my search that many nonwhite judges appointed by Republican presidents are not a part of Fed Soc. Perhaps that has to do with the fact that maybe Fed Soc was in its nascent stage while they were in law school.
Underrated comment.
How so?
I think loose connection is probably enough. Idk if, like, Clarence Thomas is a dues-paying member, and even some pretty conservative lower court judges have been wavering in their active membership. But if they’re calling FedSoc chapters / conservative profs for recruiting FedSoc clerks, for example, then the connection is strong enough to call them “FedSoc judges”.Anonymous User wrote: ↑Mon Jun 13, 2022 10:31 amAnyone who shows up to the National Convention regularly is probably the best sign.Anonymous User wrote: ↑Mon Jun 13, 2022 10:00 amAside from the trolling, I have an actual serious question here. What defines a "FedSoc judge"? Being a current member? Showing up at events? Being a former member? Being nominated when FedSoc had great influence in nominations? I am not trying to pick a fight, but I am genuinely curious what yall think.
As the person who wrote this comment, I thought it was properly rated lol. That said, at my school, only a handful of people had ever heard of Estrada, which I think is a shame. Impossible to understand our modern confirmation woes without understanding that debacle.lavarman84 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 13, 2022 12:58 pmHow so?
OP:Anonymous User wrote: ↑Mon Jun 13, 2022 11:06 amYou may have had better luck titling this thread "name some nonwhite FedSoc judges" (sure) instead of "are there any nonwhite FedSoc judges" (yes, many). Who are the nonwhite, Republican-appointed, non-FedSoc judges you're thinking of?Anonymous User wrote: ↑Mon Jun 13, 2022 10:34 amOP here: not a troll! Relax you guys haha. Thought it would be too tedious on my end to include in my first post "aside from Thomas, Rao, Thapar, Bumatay, Ada Brown, who are other nonwhite Fed Soc judges?"
I found it interesting in my search that many nonwhite judges appointed by Republican presidents are not a part of Fed Soc. Perhaps that has to do with the fact that maybe Fed Soc was in its nascent stage while they were in law school.
I also thought the comment was funny. For those who don't know, Miguel Estrada is a conservative SCOTUS litigator who was nominated (but not confirmed) to the D.C. Circuit. Leaked Democrat memos called to oppose his nomination (back when that was uncommon) because "he is Latino." And OP wonders why there aren't more nonwhite FedSoc judges...Anonymous User wrote: ↑Mon Jun 13, 2022 1:27 pmAs the person who wrote this comment, I thought it was properly rated lol. That said, at my school, only a handful of people had ever heard of Estrada, which I think is a shame. Impossible to understand our modern confirmation woes without understanding that debacle.lavarman84 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 13, 2022 12:58 pmHow so?
Anonymous User wrote: ↑Mon Jun 13, 2022 5:06 pmI also thought the comment was funny. For those who don't know, Miguel Estrada is a conservative SCOTUS litigator who was nominated (but not confirmed) to the D.C. Circuit. Leaked Democrat memos called to oppose his nomination (back when that was uncommon) because "he is Latino." And OP wonders why there aren't more nonwhite FedSoc judges...Anonymous User wrote: ↑Mon Jun 13, 2022 1:27 pmAs the person who wrote this comment, I thought it was properly rated lol. That said, at my school, only a handful of people had ever heard of Estrada, which I think is a shame. Impossible to understand our modern confirmation woes without understanding that debacle.lavarman84 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 13, 2022 12:58 pmHow so?