http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/convictions/archive/2008/05/20/a-wee-bit-misunderstood.aspxAdam , I meant neither to endorse "a longtime practitioner" nor to exclude law professors or sitting judges from consideration for court vacancies. Persons holding any of these positions may qualify as "lawyer's lawyers" or, indeed, "judge's judges."enCommunityServer 2.1 SP2 (Build: 61129.2)