It’s a Case of Justice for All
Roger Simon’s writing is the greatest, but a statement he made on May 5 must be corrected.
He said “. . . Tower can’t get on the Supreme Court. He is not a lawyer. Otherwise, Bush probably would put him there.”
The truth of it is that there are no legal qualifications for the post of Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. You don’t have to be a lawyer, just get yourself appointed by the President.
No justice before the 20th Century even had a law degree. Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., appointed in 1902, was the first to have one.
Perhaps Bush shouldn’t read this or John Tower may become the shortest justice after all.
BENSON SMITHKIN
Camarillo
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