Trump's Choice for SCOTUS Walked in off the Street

Author: No one special

Sat Dec 16, 2017

Under normal circumstances, confirmation hearings for district court judges aren't headline grabbers.

But this hearing caught the eye of the news immediately. Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, asking Matthew S. Petersen, routine questions along the lines of; "Have you ever tried a case in District Court?" The answer was no. "How about Municipal court?" The answer again, was no.

"Have you ever tried a case in front of a jury?"
"No"

"Have you every actually tried a case as a judge in a court of law?"
"No"

"Are you, in fact a judge?"
"No"

"Are you, in fact a lawyer?!"
"Well, no."

"Why are you here exaclty?!"
"I just walked into the building because thought I smelled lunch. Someone said something about the President. Next thing I know I'm sitting here..."