Fed DC Court Judicial Nominee is an embarrassment

That's nothing in the big scheme if things.

Our last president is an embarrassment of epic proportions.

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What idiots thought this guy was remotely qualified to nominate him to the federal bench.

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POTUS needs to either neuter or spay (whichever applies) the one that proffered that exceptionally unqualified being....

The guy spent his entire career is government administrative law, not litigation. He's being nominated for the federal district in DC where most of his cases will deal with administrative law.

This is a perfect example of moronic journalists pretending they understand law.

The system is working.

It's unrealistic to expect every single nominee for every single position ever to be 100% qualified.

That's the whole damn reason the Senate has confirmation hearings.

That was painful to watch. Guy has no business being a federal judge.

Just like the guy from Alabama that Trump nominated.

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The guy spent his entire career is government administrative law, not litigation. He's being nominated for the federal district in DC where most of his cases will deal with administrative law.

This is a perfect example of moronic journalists pretending they understand law.

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First, political cronyism is rampant ON BOTH SIDES when it comes to appointing judges.

What you have stated indicates he knows (or should know) the subject matter of a significant percentage of the cases he would here, however, what Kennedy showed was he has no idea about the procedure of the job is has been nominated for and the job is almost all about procedure. He had no idea what a motion in limine was nor the subset Daubert motion (specifically ask about the Daubert standard). This is something every 1L would be able to answer, which is disturbing enough but when you are bucking to fill a position where MILs will be a significant part of your job you look silly. Add to that he had a horrible presence during the questioning, he looked slow witted and unable to form coherent answers. This man does not belong in a courtroom on either side of the table.

He may be a fantastic researcher and writer but he is not cut out for courtroom work. The idea a Federal judge needs OJT for things as simple as knowing what an MIL is begs sanity.

It is like hiring a car mechanic that doesn't know what a spark plug is or a plumber that is baffled when you ask him about PEX.

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What you have stated indicates he knows (or should know) the subject matter of a significant percentage of the cases he would here, however, what Kennedy showed was he has no idea about the procedure of the job is has been nominated for and the job is almost all about procedure. He had no idea what a motion in limine was nor the subset Daubert motion (specifically ask about the Daubert standard). This is something every 1L would be able to answer, which is disturbing enough but when you are bucking to fill a position where MILs will be a significant part of your job you look silly. Add to that he had a horrible presence during the questioning, he looked slow witted and unable to form coherent answers. This man does not belong in a courtroom on either side of the table.

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Meh. The Dauber Standard and MILs are incredibly easy things to understand. Petersen was on law review at UVA; I imagine he'll be able to comprehend what we teach 1Ls.