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But the schools have huge impact beyond what their numbers suggest: for instance, it seems a Harvard or Yale education is a current prerequisite to sit on the U
by massysett 3y ago
But the schools have huge impact beyond what their numbers suggest: for instance, it seems a Harvard or Yale education is a current prerequisite to sit on the US Supreme Court.
- remarkEon 3y agoFor reference below. Justice Thomas: Yale Law School (1971) Chief Justice John Roberts: Harvard Law School (1979) Justice Alito: Yale Law School (1975) Justice Sotomayor Yale Law School (1979) Justice Kegan: Harvard Law School (1986) Justice Gorsuch: Harvard Law School (1991) Justice Kavanaugh: Yale Law School (1990) Justice Barrett: Notre Dame Law School (1997) Justice Jackson: Harvard Law School (1996) So it's 7/9 at this point. Not a pure prerequisite, but quite close. I tend to not read too much into the whole Harvard/Yale thing though, because this is largely a function of networks and sorting mechanisms. It's not like a lawyer from Yale is THAT much better than a lawyer from the University of Michigan. Maybe that's your point. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_justices_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_justices_of_the_Suprem...