03-05-2025, 10:28 PM
More than one justice has changed their expected views after being on the bench for a while. Perhaps the greatest example being Justice Harry Blackmun. Appointed by Nixon to be a conservative voice, Blackmun became one of the most liberal judges of the last fifty years.
Once a justice gets past their honeymoon, they realize they can vote their conscience and that can change some of them in ways unpredicted.
Once a justice gets past their honeymoon, they realize they can vote their conscience and that can change some of them in ways unpredicted.