I think this comes down to the definition of competent. I was using using the word in the - perhaps loose - sense, of being able to perform a correct legal anal

I think this comes down to the definition of competent. I was using using the word in the - perhaps loose - sense, of being able to perform a correct legal analysis of the implications of the outcome of the case. For many purposes your definition is certainly valid, and clearly better explains that she will clearly not be out of a job just because she published what I maintain is a completely invalid analysis.