Hannity brings Reverend Wright back into focus...

[bobabode]

Originally Posted by Boreas

I'm still chewing on the part where she single-handedly won two "hearings" at the Supreme Court.

John

Me to. Any clue as to what she's talking about?

[wgrr]

Originally Posted by Boreas

I'm still chewing on the part where she single-handedly won two "hearings" at the Supreme Court.

John

Looks like the post has been deleted.

I am pretty sure you have to be a member of the bar, in good standing, and admitted to practice in the highest court in your state for three years before you can even apply, for a license, to argue cases before the SCOTUS.

At least that is what I remember Janet doing in the early 90's. Yes, she has argued before the SCOTUS and has written many SCOTUS briefs for clients who were all lawyers. Very stressful hard work. I am glad she quit doing it. We literally would go through cases of paper printing the briefs out only to discover a margin is 1/8 of an inch off. At that time the professional printers were still active and the courts made format rules to protect them. They would actually measure the margins when you submitted the brief. If it did not "measure up" they rejected it.

Funny thing is you do not need to have a legal education to serve on the SCOTUS. You do have to have knowledge of the law though.

FAQ from SCOTUS website:

"Are there qualifications to be a Justice? Do you have to be a lawyer or attend law school to be a Supreme Court Justice?"

"The Constitution does not specify qualifications for Justices such as age, education, profession, or native-born citizenship. A Justice does not have to be a lawyer or a law school graduate, but all Justices have been trained in the law. Many of the 18th and 19th century Justices studied law under a mentor because there were few law schools in the country."

"The last Justice to be appointed who did not attend any law school was James F. Byrnes (1941-1942). He did not graduate from high school and taught himself law, passing the bar at the age of 23.
Robert H. Jackson (1941-1956) did not attend an undergraduate college, but took some law school classes without graduating."

Painter are you a lawyer?

[Boreas]

Originally Posted by wgrr

Looks like the post has been deleted.

I'm sure it was done in error. Fortunately, boba quoted her in a reply so we still have a reference to painter's rather formidable accomplishments.

"My friend...when you go to a Supreme Court hearing and WIN...TWICE (without representation) you needn't have your statements graded. Just saying..."

Painter are you a lawyer?

Yes, I wonder too, but then, "without representation" (pro se) suggests that she isn't. Very impressive!


John