Obama For Supreme Court? Liberal Law Professor Thinks So

Harvard Professor Laurence Tribe, a prominent constitutional scholar who taught President Barack Obama and supported his 2008 campaign, thinks Obama would be a great Supreme Court Justice after his presidential term is up.

Tribe made the comments during an interview with the law journal Coverage Opinions. “There are a lot of other reasons why Obama could someday end up a Supreme Court Justice,” the piece reads. “Obama has taught constitutional law. He is reported to be less than fond of political schmoozing. That is not a job requirement. And serving on the Supreme Court — thus in all three branches of the federal government — would have a huge impact on his legacy.”

Tribe enthusiastically agreed with the interviewer. “That’s not hard to envision,” he said. “He would make a first-rate Justice on every dimension that matters.”

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