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# Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Says Brett Kavanaugh Should Not Be Confirmed: 'Pay Attention'

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_Published 2018-10-05. Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens said Thursday that he no longer believes Brett Kavanaugh is qualified for a seat on the Supreme Court because of his performance during last week’s confirmation hearings._


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## Transcript

I should explain that with regard to Judge Kavanaugh, that I have a picture of him in my book. I put his picture in the book to illustrate my admiration for it. So, at that time, I thought he had Definitely the qualifications to sit on the Supreme Court, but I think that his performance during the hearings caused me to change my mind. I think there's, as several commentators, Larry Tribe among them, who's a constitutional Professor at Harvard have written pieces in which they suggest that he has demonstrated a potential bias involving enough A potential litigancy before the court. They would not be able to perform this full, full responsibilities.

And I think there's merit in that, in that criticism. And that the Senators should really pay attention to it for the good of the court. It's not healthy to get a new Justice that can only do a part time job.

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