Jeralyn Merritt @ TalkLeft and Jonathan Adler @ Volokh identify one data point.
P.S.: via comments, Robert Ambrogi at Legal Blog Watch has more.
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Walter: More on Palin’s judgeship picks, including one due today, at Legal Blog Watch. - Bob Ambrogi
Slight change of subject: Would Sen. Obama claim he is more experienced at picking judges because if elected he would have to pick judges?