David Souter Retiring, Obama gets to make first SCOTUS pick

[UGAalum94]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

I'm not sure I'm following what you mean.

The research I've seen suggests a bias toward female judges. The reason may have some to do with not being in the GOB network, but (again, according to what I've seen) has more to do with a perception that females are more likely than males to combine application of the law with compassion. Hmmmm.

In the first part, that when giving addresses that you've been invited to give, you usually consider a topic your audience is likely to be receptive to.

In the second part, I haven't read the research so I have no idea, but what you've said wouldn't surprise me. I'm not sure who is anti-compassion when combined with application of the law; some of us are perhaps afraid of compassion used as a standard on its own or a substitute for application of the law.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by UGAalum94

In the second part, I haven't read the research so I have no idea, but what you've said wouldn't surprise me. I'm not sure who is anti-compassion when combines with application of the law; some of us are perhaps afraid of compassion used as a standard on its own.

Put simply, stereotypical mother-figure vs. stereotypical father-figure.

[KSigkid]

Originally Posted by UGAalum94

I'm not sure who is anti-compassion when combined with application of the law; some of us are perhaps afraid of compassion used as a standard on its own or a substitute for application of the law.

Despite any media-speak to the contrary, there's no realistic possibility that this would happen at the level of courts we're talking about (i.e. federal appellate and the Supreme Court).

[UGAalum94]

Originally Posted by KSigkid

Despite any media-speak to the contrary, there's no realistic possibility that this would happen at the level of courts we're talking about (i.e. federal appellate and the Supreme Court).

Yeah, it seems pretty unlikely on a multi-justice court, even assuming you could get a justice interested in doing it appointed to the court in question, which also seems ridiculously unlikely.