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spooky3

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Sat May-02-09 10:04 AM
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13. The myth of the "best qualified"

is a pretty transparent cover for problematic attitudes.

The reality is that, for this job, and for most others that a lot of applicants would love to have, there are dozens, if not hundreds of people who are extremely well-qualified.

Among this group, deciding which qualifications are "best" is a highly subjective judgment. Given the gross underrepresentation of women on the court (11% vs. 51% in the population, and vs. probably at least 35% of the top qualified candidates) and many other considerations, gender is a far better factor to consider than most other factors that could be used to make this coin flip decision.

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