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Originally posted by bilmore
If anyone seriously didn't know about this, here's a quick blurb:
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Put within those constraints, the choice seems obvious: Designate the Chief Judge of each Circuit as a potential fill-in for the Justices. Chief Judges are appointed by a non-political process under 28 U.S.C. § 45, so their jurisprudence plays no factor in whether they get the position or not.
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I guess someone has been reading my posts here.
But isn't the more relevant comparison for Ginsburg's position Scalia's recusal from the pledge case after his speech, rather than the duck hunting trip? The latter called for recusal on the basis of the perception of a financial favor being provided for a vote; it had nothing to do with Scalia's jurisprudential bias (or leanings) in the case.
