9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit Judge Mark J. Bennett, a competitive bridge player, stood out in his confirmation process for his bipartisan appeal.
When Bennett was applying for judicial clerkships as a student at Cornell Law School, he included on his resume the fact that he was a ranked bridge player. The notation caught the eye of U.S. District Judge Samuel P. King in Hawaii, who unbeknown to Bennett in that pre-Google era, happened to be compe... (continued)