As they debate whether to confirm Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court, senators are once again revisiting whether she has enough legal experience to serve as a justice. Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., said Tuesday that Kagan's relative lack of litigation work affected her testimony at her confirmation hearing. "I think a real lawyer or experienced judge who had seen the courtroom and the practice of law would not have tried as she did to float their way through a hearing in the manner that she did," Sessions said.
August 04, 2010 at 12:00 AM
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As they debate whether to confirm Elena Kagan to the U.S. Supreme Court, senators are once again revisiting whether she has enough legal experience to serve as a justice.
Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., the top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, ramped up his criticism of Kagan’s experience, saying her relative lack of litigation work affected her testimony at her confirmation hearing.
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