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The Bitch Defense

In his response to the justified hoopla over his attack on Judge Sonia Sotomayor, Jeff Rosen writes:

I was satisfied that my sources's concerns were widely shared when I read Sotomayor's entry in the Almanac of the Federal Judiciary, which includes the rating of judges based on the collective opinions of the lawyers who work with them. Usually lawyers provide fairly positive comments. That's what makes the discussion of Sotomayor's temperament so striking.

Rosen quotes a bunch of negative comments from attorneys-"overly aggressive," "abuses lawyers"—followed by a brief acknowledgment of... (To read the rest of this post, visit our new website DoubleX.com!)