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Some Advice From A Would-Be Supreme Court Justice: 'Don't Be A Jerk'

A kind conservative on the Court to replace Kennedy?

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Judge Brett Kavanaugh (Screenshot via YouTube)

To be a good umpire and a good judge, don’t be a jerk. In your opinions, to demonstrate civility — to show, to help display, that you’re trying to make the decision impartially, dispassionately, based on the law and not based on your emotions. We’re not bigger than the game.

— Judge Brett Kavanaugh of the D.C. Circuit, a Supreme Court frontrunner for the vacancy Justice Anthony Kennedy will leave upon his retirement, explaining during a lecture at the Catholic University of America’s Columbus School of Law why judges must be kind and considerate when making their decisions.

Staci ZaretskyStaci Zaretsky has been an editor at Above the Law since 2011. She’d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Twitter or connect with her on LinkedIn.

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