On the recordFebruary 11, 2014
I think if the person is an appointee of the chief judge of the Court or the Chief Justice of the United States, they risk becoming the pet lawyer of that individual.
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Whitehouse warns about potential bias if the advocate is appointed by the Chief Justice.
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