Any judicial nominee named by Joe Biden knows he/she is going to have to answer questions in a hearing for the job, and they know that they’re going to have to face Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) and his test of basic legal questions. Yet, Biden nominees invariably seem to have issues when it comes to those questions.
On Wednesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee grilled Robin Meriweather, a nominee for the Court of Federal Claims. She is currently a U.S. Magistrate Judge in the District Court for the District of Columbia. The Court of Federal Claims hears “primarily money claims founded upon the Constitution, federal statutes, executive regulations, or contracts, express or implied in fact, with the United States.“
Sen. Kennedy asked how many motions she had argued before the Court. Meriweather had to admit that she…
