> It's easy to forget that, while they are political appointees, they have to have fairly long careers as acting judges to even qualify for the appointments. T

> It's easy to forget that, while they are political appointees, they have to have fairly long careers as acting judges to even qualify for the appointments. This is objectively false. There are no requirements like this and there have been several appointees throughout history without many, if any, qualifications for the role.