“LSAT” — the standardized test used by law schools for admission — is trending this morning after Fox News’ Tucker Carlson called on President Joe Biden to release Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson’s score on the test:
Tucker: It might be time for Joe Biden to let us know Ketanji Brown Jackson’s LSAT score was. Why wouldn’t he tell us that… pic.twitter.com/boPHU5PnMd
— Acyn (@Acyn) March 3, 2022
From the video:
So it might be time for Joe Biden to let us know what Ketanji Brown Jackson’s LSAT score was. How did she do on the LSAT? Why wouldn’t he tell us that? That would settle the question conclusively as to whether she’s a once-in-a-generation legal talent, the next Learned Hand. It would seem like Americans in a democracy have a right to know that and much more before giving her a lifetime appointment. But we didn’t hear that, and that was just one of many things that Joe Biden.
Of all the things to judge her on, this has to be the last one on the list, no?
I beg everyone not to ask for my LSAT score ….by the way, while I have no idea what her LSAT score was (and don’t care) we are in real trouble if we pick our judges or justices by multiple test scores….I didn’t watch the segment below (only reading this headline) pic.twitter.com/Xe3zN6Q1ru
— Greta Van Susteren (@greta) March 3, 2022
And has this ever come up before?
This would be a great point if we had a tradition of disclosing SAT and LSAT scores of Supreme Court nominees. Not only is there no such tradition, but I'm reasonably confident it's never happened before. Which makes you wonder why Tucker's demanding it now. https://t.co/CnHuvp2l8h
— Patterico (@Patterico) March 3, 2022
It’s really not an important metric at all:
LOL. There's not one person in the legal field who thinks an LSAT score can "settle the question conclusively as to whether she's a once-in-a-generation legal talent." It's a bunch of puzzles and word games. Nobody cares about it after you get into law school. https://t.co/xRgEFvelKF
— Max Kennerly (@MaxKennerly) March 3, 2022
Former Trump campaign lawyer Jenna Ellis tweeted that she doesn’t “care about the LSAT score or even bar exam score of a Supreme Court justice” and “Every lawyer knows that’s irrelevant to actual practice and the qualifications of a nominee”:
I don’t care about the LSAT score or even bar exam score of a Supreme Court justice.
Every lawyer knows that’s irrelevant to actual practice and the qualifications of a nominee.
— Jenna Ellis 🇺🇸 (@JennaEllisEsq) March 3, 2022
And the same goes for a potential justice’s race and gender:
I also don’t care about the race or gender of a Supreme Court justice.
Every lawyer knows that’s irrelevant to actual practice and the qualifications of a nominee.
— Jenna Ellis 🇺🇸 (@JennaEllisEsq) March 3, 2022
Well, at least both sides can agree on something:
I can’t believe I’m agreeing with Jenna Ellis, but she is right on point. I got a 168 on my LSAT, but never ended up studying law. That does not qualify me for the Supreme Court.
There are plenty of ACTUAL reasons to oppose this nomination, if you wish to. Pick one of those. https://t.co/kW13yaVZJS
— Libertarian-In-Chief (@ToddHagopian) March 3, 2022
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