The only thing in the article that surprises me is the partisan considerations brought forward by the clerks. I would think that would have been seen as evidence of preconceived bias, and would have been grounds for immediate dismissal.
The fact that clerks draft the opinions, after getting the gist of what the Justice intends, is what I have always assumed. I draft important papers for my boss, some of which he signs without changing a word.
The only thing in the article that surprises me is the partisan considerations brought forward by the clerks. I would think that would have been seen as evidence of preconceived bias, and would have been grounds for immediate dismissal.Of course the clerks have political bias, just like their bosses. That's one of the reasons a judge hires a particular clerk. Do you think that Justice Thomas would have hired Laura Ingram if she was a socialist, communist, leftist?