re: #238 calcajun

In many cases, there have been nominees who have “gone the other way” from the administration which nominated them. Chief Justice Warren, Hugo Black, David Souter, all spring to mind. It is possible that Sotomayor might do the same. Only time will tell.

However they all go left. That is because of the “approval” they receive from Law journals, academia, the MSM, and speaking fees. The issue of why judges drift leftward has been written about rather extensively.