>Ok, thanks Tamar. I did miss that. Historically, was that a first? (I can't remember that from my Civics days - as far as Judicial Branch being included in the mix)
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>Still I'm not sure that's entirely accurate. While only 2 of the justices were appointed by Democrat Presidents, it is generally held that Roberts, Scalia, Thomas, and Alito are conservative; Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg, and Breyer are liberal; and Kennedy is considered a moderate. That is really a pretty balanced group.
But look at the court system as a whole. I'm not going to the time to find the stats (billable work to be done), but IIRC, a rather significant proportion of federal judges now were appointed by one Bush or the other.
Tamar
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