Hawkins is a former prosecutor, US Attorney. "Moderate" is exactly what he'd be in lots of Circuits, not just CA9.
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A moderate like Justice Brennan, perhaps?
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Moderate like Justices Stevens or Breyer. "Liberal" is used by many these days perjoritively, to label anyone who disagrees w/ the speaker.
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If you prefer I use "progressive" or "leftist," just let me know.
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I prefer "judge."
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I use "liberal" for left-leaning folks mainly because I think "progressive" is too loaded the other way - who's against progress?
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I think liberal/conservative or left-leaning/right-leaning seem pretty neutral, in general. Unfortunately, such terms are useful heuristics.
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