Constitutional Law,
Government
Apr. 22, 2008
Next President Will Have Profound Impact on Lower Courts
Forum Column - By Erwin Chemerinsky - A president's most enduring legacy is often in judicial nominations, and the winner of this year's election will profoundly affect the ideological composition of the lower federal courts.
Erwin Chemerinsky
Dean and Jesse H. Choper Distinguished Professor of Law
UC Berkeley School of Law
Erwin's most recent book is "Worse Than Nothing: The Dangerous Fallacy of Originalism." He is also the author of "Closing the Courthouse," (Yale University Press 2017).
By Erwin Chemerinsky
This article appears on Page 4
The most frequent question I am asked now concerns the likely effects of the 2008 presidential election on the Supreme Court. The reality is that it most likely will determine whether the court becomes more conservative or stays ideologically the same. It is unlikely, in the short-term, to lead to a court that is more liberal. But there is no doubt that it will p...
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