Don’t Mediocre Judges Deserve a Chance?

On January 19, 1970, President Richard Nixon submitted to the Senate the nomination of G. Harrold Carswell to the Supreme Court. That Mr. Carswell was hardly qualified was apparent to most, though not to Mr. Nixon. He was rejected, of course, but has attained a certain immortality through his defense by Senator Hruska:

Even if he was mediocre, there are a lot of mediocre judges and people and lawyers. They are entitled to a little representation,…