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u1hcw9nx 7 hours ago [-]
Investigation and disbarment would be just symbolic act.
The U.S. Constitution does not actually require a Supreme Court Justice to be a licensed attorney. Disbarment would have no effect for his work.
JumpCrisscross 7 hours ago [-]
> Investigation and disbarment would be just symbolic act
It would force facts onto the record. That, in turn, forms the groundwork for future investigations, including and up to charges (against, in all likelihood, folks who paid commissions with the intent of paying a bribe) and impeachment.
FergusArgyll 6 hours ago [-]
I always assumed that in the early 1800s there were probably a few who had no legal education but according to Wikipedia
Every person who has been nominated to the Court has been an attorney.
Of course your point stands, the only qualification for a justice is nomination by POTUS and confirmation by the senate.
s1artibartfast 1 hours ago [-]
Arguably the most powerful judge in the world was married to one of the most sucessful legal recruiter. This would be an astounding coincidence if they were two randomly selected humans.
However, they arent random. The court justices are not firewalled from the lawyers that argue before them or politicians, and have a high degree of access.
Like the judges themselves, their partners likely socialize widely with elite lawyers, including those that argue before the court.
josefritzishere 4 hours ago [-]
It's very sad to see the US, already a Kleptocracy, start to show signs through open conspiracy, of becoming a pure Mafia state.
The U.S. Constitution does not actually require a Supreme Court Justice to be a licensed attorney. Disbarment would have no effect for his work.
It would force facts onto the record. That, in turn, forms the groundwork for future investigations, including and up to charges (against, in all likelihood, folks who paid commissions with the intent of paying a bribe) and impeachment.
Of course your point stands, the only qualification for a justice is nomination by POTUS and confirmation by the senate.
However, they arent random. The court justices are not firewalled from the lawyers that argue before them or politicians, and have a high degree of access.
Like the judges themselves, their partners likely socialize widely with elite lawyers, including those that argue before the court.