Legal Eagle Blasts From The Past

A footnote in Elena Kagan's distinguished biography is that she was one of the Bill Clinton judicial appointments that never came up for a hearing thanks to stonewalling by Orrin Hatch. It will be interesting to see what happens to the remainder of this group of (already-vetted) legal eagles - whether they are re-nominated for the judiciary, given a leg-up for DOJ jobs, etc. (I have a personal dog in that fight as my father's nomination to the 9th circuit court of appeals -- a job he richly coveted and richly deserved -- stalled out in the Judiciary Committee.)