I am formulating my Supreme Court litmus test in anticipation of Election Day. Although the two candidates largely have ignored the Court in favor of empty economic sound bites and nasty personal attacks, there is a distinct possibility given the age and health of its current members that our next president will appoint at least one new justice.
And while the right and the left will clamor loudly over issue-specific criteria (abortion! gun control! gay marriage! affirmative action!), my yardstick is entirely apolitical: I want the next Supreme Court appointee to be a great appellate judge.
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