Kennedy embarrasses another judge
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Hell, even I know what a Brady motion is.
A second Biden federal trial court nominee was tripped up over Republican confirmation hearing questions, this time involving a senator’s inquiry about a criminal law tenet.
Kato Crews, a magistrate judge in Denver who’s been selected for a district court seat there, couldn’t define a Brady motion and how to analyze it at his confirmation hearing on Wednesday.
The motion, enshrined in a landmark Supreme Court ruling, is a request by a defendant to compel prosecutors in a criminal case to turn over potentially favorable evidence.
“I believe that the Brady case involved something regarding the Second Amendment,” Crews said. “I have not had an occasion to address that.”
The question was posed by Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), who’s known for quizzing judicial nominees from both parties about the law and courtroom procedure.
Serving as a federal magistrate judge since 2018, Crews has presided over six cases that have gone to verdict or judgment, none of which have been criminal cases, according to his Senate Judiciary Questionnaire.
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The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.
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Hell, even I know what a Brady motion is.
A second Biden federal trial court nominee was tripped up over Republican confirmation hearing questions, this time involving a senator’s inquiry about a criminal law tenet.
Kato Crews, a magistrate judge in Denver who’s been selected for a district court seat there, couldn’t define a Brady motion and how to analyze it at his confirmation hearing on Wednesday.
The motion, enshrined in a landmark Supreme Court ruling, is a request by a defendant to compel prosecutors in a criminal case to turn over potentially favorable evidence.
“I believe that the Brady case involved something regarding the Second Amendment,” Crews said. “I have not had an occasion to address that.”
The question was posed by Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), who’s known for quizzing judicial nominees from both parties about the law and courtroom procedure.
Serving as a federal magistrate judge since 2018, Crews has presided over six cases that have gone to verdict or judgment, none of which have been criminal cases, according to his Senate Judiciary Questionnaire.
Bloomberg said in Kennedy embarrasses another judge:
Kennedy (R-La.), who’s known for quizzing judicial nominees from both parties about the law
Yeah, as if that's an outrage. He's a LAWyer and a JUDGE of the LAW. He should know what the LAW is.
And a Brady motion is not exactly obscure.
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A "Supercut" of Kennedy's questioning.
Link to videoNow, in fairness, I suppose this is kind of obscure stuff....to most of us.
But, in a job interview, which these hearings basically are, shouldn't you be prepared for this stuff.
And, questions about Brady rules and the Constitution should not be exactly obscure to a judge.
