The lasting effect of Kavanaugh's confirmation hearings

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he Senate fight over Brett Kavanaugh is finally over, but legal experts say the bruising confirmation battle could have a lasting effect on his Supreme Court career and the public’s perception of him.

Kavanaugh’s charged response to allegations of sexual assault, in which he accused Democrats of orchestrating a political hit fueled by “apparent pent-up anger about President Trump and the 2016 election” and “revenge on behalf of the Clintons,” has raised concerns among some court watchers about how his anger might influence his conduct on the bench and whether it will prevent him from being an independent and impartial justice.

Jeffrey Rachlinski, a professor at Cornell Law School who has studied the influence of human psychology on judges’ decisionmaking, said research shows that judges react to their emotional state.

“There’s really no study that runs the other way,” he said. “Anytime researchers look for an influence of emotion on judges, we find an effect.”

Rachlinski said it's hard to imagine how Kavanaugh's confirmation process could not affect him.

https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/410214-the-lasting-effect-of-kavanaughs-confirmation-hearings?userid=229233

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1. as if he was unbiased first and then the confirmation process ruined him.

sure, the confirmation process likely will be in his mind and affect his judgement.

but he was highly biased against liberals, democrats, the clintons, etc., in the first place.

[CrispyQ]

2. It may have a lasting effect on the public's perception of him, but big fucking deal.

He's a no integrity repub. He's going to vote right wing extremist & there's not a damned thing we can do about it.

[world wide wally]

3. Think about it.

Everyone Trump has appointed is criminal, corrupt, or incompetent. Why would Kavanaugh be any different?