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7. Do you want to nominate him?
Sat Feb 13, 2016, 09:56 PM
Feb 2016

He might actually get confirmed, but would that be a good thing. Here is some opinions from Mother Jones at his last confirmation.

http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2013/04/who-sri-srinivasan-supreme-court

"I don't think anybody is going to suggest that he's being put forth as the next Thurgood Marshall or Justice Brennan. He does not come out of that kind of background," says Caroline Fredrickson, president of the progressive American Constitution Society. But, she argues, he is "extremely well qualified" and "probably has the perfect resume for anyone who would be nominated to the DC Circuit." Doug Kendall, president of the liberal Constitutional Accountability Center, calls Srinivasan "unquestionably brilliant" but acknowledges that Srinivasan's record "is not progressive-forward; it is as non-ideological as you can find." (Neither organization has formally endorsed Srinivasan's nomination).

He has not been a judge for long. He really can't tell his opinions on progressive issues from his law work (both corporate and for the administration).

Anyone know any key decisions he has made since becoming a judge?

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