Pickerman on 60 Minutes Last Night

On 60 minutes last night, while the Condi interview seemed ok, they really had a skewed view of Pickering. What is the deal with him?

In response to questions by Senator Feingold at the February 2002 hearing, Judge Pickering admitted that he asked several lawyers who practiced before him to write letters of support and to send those letters to his chambers so he could fax them to the Department of Justice. In fact, several of the lawyers who sent letters supporting Judge Pickering actually had matters pending before him at the time they sent letters. One lawyer was representing plaintiffs in a class action before Judge Pickering in which defendants' motion to dismiss was pending at the time Pickering solicited a letter. Another lawyer received Pickering's request for a letter a month before a previously-scheduled settlement conference. Pickering admitted that he reviewed every letter before forwarding it. Ethics professors confirm that Judge Pickering's request that the letters be sent to him is very problematic. Feingold wondered if these requests would create "at least a little bit of pressure to comply" and whether lawyers who practiced before him would "write a fully candid letter." He also said that it "creates an appearance of coercion."

http://saveourcourts.civilrights.org/nominees/details.cfm?id=16904

here's some more:

http://www.independentjudiciary.com/nominees/nominee.cfm?NomineeID=9

i hear the 60 minutes piece was quite flattering...still, his record speaks for itself.

Yeah, the piece was pretty much about how those that had laid claims against him "did not know Pickering". They had some democrats talk about how they had argued in front of him and he had been fair. The rest was pretty much how he had defended civil rights throughout his life, "fought the clan" etc.

another Dr. Weird??????

Can I stand it????

Tune in tomorrow. Same Bat Time. Same Bat Channel.

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Just who the hell do you think you are?!!

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a back seat to this crooked slimeball.

attorneys to write for him....after the show on 60 miniutes...I thought he sounded fair........shame on me.

He's just another thug pandering for a high level position....saying what we want to hear and 60 minutes bought the package.