- Sen. Leahy’s Thoughts on Kagan
The National Law Journal posted a Q&A article with Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) about the upcoming confirmation hearings for U.S. Solicitor General Elena Kagan, a member of this year’s Lawdragon 500 guide. The article notes that Leahy, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, has participated in all Supreme Court nomination hearings since Sandra Day O’Connor’s in 1981. Leahy told the NLJ that there is not “a great deal left” to learn about Kagan given that she went through a confirmation process to become solicitor general.
The NLJ’s David Ingram asked Leahy about whether Kagan’s personal life (i.e., her dating habits) would come up during the confirmation hearings, given that they’ve occupied much of the blog and TV chatter in recent weeks. Leahy said no way: “I think that's totally irrelevant, and I don't see what that has to do with her abilities as a judge.” He added that he didn’t think Repbulicans or Democrats would go down that road. Leahy said he prepares for the hearings by going back to his Vermont farm and reading truckloads of documents: “where I can sit in my chinos and a T-shirt and just read.” Leahy also said that Kagan’s handling of military recruitment issues during her tenure as dean of Harvard Law School was “a tempest in a teapot” but conceded that some Senators would make this an issue.
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