Reply #7: Legal experience is not equivalent to judicial experience.

[Lyric]

My post has nothing to do with opposing the idea of nominating a lawyer. In fact, I think a legal degree is incredibly important. However, there's a difference between getting a legal degree from Southern Methodist University and getting one from Harvard. We need a brilliant, respected person--not a Harriet Myers. Not any old lawyer is going to work. He/she needs to be familiar with both law AND law-making. Earl Warren was a lawyer, but he was also the Governor of California for three terms, as well as having served as California's Attorney General for some time before his gubernatorial terms. He turned out to be one of the best liberal justices we've ever had. Legal knowledge is paramount, but knowledge of practical legal application and lawmaking is important too.