Legal resumes get no better than Judge Bork's. The judge is a former prosecutor who has been on the bench for more than 20 years. None of the 416 opinions he has written or joined has been overturned by the Supreme Court. Nevertheless, he has been subjected to a fury centered on the canard that he outside the legal mainstream. Judges are usurping the role of others by running school systems, jails and the telecommunications industry. Why? Because the once conventional doctrine of legal restraint is believed threatened by the elites of law schools, bar associations and judiciary who enjoy the power of activism. Liberals want to defend their ability to accomplish in court what the electorate is unwilling to enact.
Legal resumes get no better than Judge Bork's. The judge is a former prosecutor who has been on the bench for more than 20 years. None of the 416 opinions he has written or joined has been overturned by the Supreme Court. Nevertheless, he has been subjected to a fury centered on the canard that he outside the legal mainstream. Why? Because the once conventional doctrine of legal restraint is believed threatened by the elites of law schools, bar associations and judiciary who enjoy the power of activism. Liberals want to defend their ability to accomplish in court what the electorate is unwilling to enact.