Current Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts was once in Adegbile’s shoes. As a trial lawyer earlier in his career, he helped defend John Errol Ferguson, a convicted serial murderer, back in the 1970s. When Ferguson’s case came before the Supreme Court in 2012, the chief justice recused himself from the matter. Senators didn’t hold Roberts to the same standard that they held Adegbile, and the chief justice was ultimately confirmed as the top judge in the country. But senators denied Adegbile the post of assistant attorney general of civil rights for acting in essentially the same capacity as a criminal defense lawyer.
Posted on: Fri, 07 Mar 2014 23:17:30 +0000
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