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Like this> >>ing. >ing it doesn't go to any issue other than if he's trying to make some point about his credibility which is what he was trying to do. for a lawyer like me who does trial work, watching these hearings violates every rule of evidence, every rule of questioning, some of these weren't even questions, they were statements that went on for a minute or so. >> to me it seems like it didn't matter to them. this was all about the optics about a public releases sort of campaign for each and every one of them to get their message out there. >> that's exactly right. there was information ...

In trial work. >> i understand the challenge ahead of me if i were fortunate to become a district court judge. >> he did not answer basic legal questions like a commonly used method for blocking trial evidence. >> do you know what a motion in limine is. >> i probably would not be able to give you a good definition at the table. >> overall the white house is doing well with its court picks. the senate has confirmed 12 trump nominees to the federal appeals courts, a record for a president's first year in office and president obama obama's first year he had only three. two other trump nominees fr...

Known. when justice white retired, he gave me the chance to work for justice kennedy, as well. justice kennedy was incredibly welcoming and gracious. like justice white, he taught me so much. i am forever grateful. if you have ever met judge david sentelle, you will know just how lucky i was to land a clerkship with him right out of school. thank you. these judges brought me up in the law. truly, i would not be here without them. today is as much of their day as it is mine. in the balance of my professional life, i had the privilege of working as a practicing lawyer and teacher. i have enjoyed...

To those people, do you think their concern, outrage or skepticism is warranted? >> you know, i understand their concern. we all know it is very difficult to convict a law enforcement officer in this country. in part because with what they are tasked with doing every day, which is protecting and serving. they deal with difficult situations. but here, i mean, it's without question, anybody with a soul would think that what officer slager did was wrong. i don't think that the problems with the jury here boil down to a question of fact. fact, officer slager shot an unarmed man running away with t...

Taser afterwards. fact, he lied about what he did. i think the concerns here with this one juror was questions of law and their interpretation of the law. anybody who is familiar with trial work knows that is one of the risks you take whenever you do go to the jury. >> when you look at the issues of race that are so often raised here, what do you take from this and does it matter that this jury in a community that is very diverse was a breakdown of 11 caucasian and one african-american? >> when you look at the jury, of course you'd want it to reflect the population a bit more accurately. but h...