One of the most frequent questions posed in response to articles regarding decisions by federal judges is: Who appointed him/her? In theory, that shouldn’t matter — blindfolded Lady Justice and all that. In practice, all too often, it seems that it does.
But…maybe not quite as much as people assume. I decided it might be interesting to take a closer look at some of the statistics regarding the federal judiciary. Some of those stats will come as no surprise. Others, though, well, see what you think.
Supreme Partisanship?
First, let’s start with the Big Kahuna: the Supreme Court. We’re barrelling headlong into “big” decision season, and the court is also dabbling in some emergency docket intrigue, so some added scrutiny seems warranted.
With Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson being the newest addition to the court, the current configuration of justices has…
