The Kavanaugh hearings raise a timely and important question for Utah voters. Timely, because ballots are now being mailed out across the state. And important, because every Utah voter has the opportunity to vote yay or nay on each judge on the ballot.
This central question leads to others. Is legal ability the only important characteristic? Or the most important one? Are other characteristics equally vital to good judging? And who gets to weigh in on these issues?
Emotions flared especially high in the recent hearings because United States Supreme Court Justices receive lifetime appointments to their positions.