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Originally posted by HelloKitty22
As a judicial clerk, you actually draft opinions which are then read, edited and submitted by the judge. It not the same as being the clerk of court who signs off on filing. Most judges can't write every opinion or read every brief. If they did, there would be tons of backlog (which in some states there still is). Judicial clerks help the judge by doing research, summarizing the papers of the parties, and writing draft opinions. Clerking for an appellate or supreme court judge is probably some of the best training you can get without actually serving as a judge.
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I'm quite familiar with the duties of those who clerk for judges.
My point was exactly based upon these duties - which are what I consider the 'mechanical' elements of actually being a judge (i.e. those duties that every judge must perform), rather than the innate skills or traits that I would desire from a Supreme Court Justice (i.e. those things that make a person qualified for the highest court, rather than weekend Jail Court in Polk County, IA).
Does Ms. Mier have this second set of skills? I'm not even close to qualified to determine this - however, my point was that, in my opinion, a person can make up for a lack of experience in the first set by having the second set - but I don't think the converse is true. Again, though, I'm nowhere near qualified to assert this opinion as anything more - although I'm not sure many are (including those actually making the decision, ironically enough).