… court, it becomes more difficult to game the system because circuit judges, over time, will never know whether they're actually slated for a random term on the Supreme Court. And The longer they've been on the bench, the less connected they are to the political process. the more challenging it is for both political parties to select jurists who are guaranteed to rule a particular way on a particular case at any given time. (49:11–49:16)
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Asserts that judges become less politically connected the longer they serve.
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