Interesting that nearly half of Trump's #SCOTUS list are on state high courts now:https://www.buzzfeed.com/jasonwells/donald-trump-releases-list-of-11-potential-supreme-court-nom?utm_term=.jn8oeWjLm7#.wvxjYgWV2P …
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Rehnquist, like Kagan, had come from the Department of Justice before becoming a justice.
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Sandra Day O'Connor is the last person nominated to the Supreme Court directly from a state court: Arizona Court of Appeals.
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O'Connor was nominated for
#SCOTUS by President Ronald Reagan in the summer of 1981.
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Souter was a federal judge for like 2 months when he was nominated, though
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But, he had been thru fed ct confirmation process, which I think is part of why we have ended up w 7 former fed app ct justices.
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Perhaps but doubtful, I think. Fed app ct is the best prep for the SCT, and that's where the best candidates tend to go
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i think that's partially true, but having been through confirmation process previously is important now, i'd say.
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