After 16 months of teaching, consulting, fellowship, and special project activities on matters ranging from conservation to healthcare to international trade, Gov. Ventura appointed me to the Minnesota Court of Appeals.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Know about the appeals process, especially in the case of the most serious crimes.
I am running for Attorney General because I believe there is no higher calling than the pursuit of justice.
I was a lawyer for 12 years in New York and Sweden.
My concern was whether I could do the job of a justice well enough to convince the nation that my appointment was the right move.
I was a trial lawyer when I was elected to Congress.
Well, my dad was the district attorney of New Orleans for about 30 years.
I was appointed by Governor Gray Davis to the Los Angeles Superior Court and by President Obama to the district court and then the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. In securing the state court appointment, I think it really helped that I had some trial experience.
I was the United States Attorney for Maine for three years, and then was appointed a federal judge.
I ran for attorney general to be attorney general.
All of the legal defense funds out there, they're looking for people out there with court of appeals experience, because court of appeals is where policy is made. And I know, I know this is on tape and I should never say that because we don't make law, I know. I know.