Kennedy: Pay the due? not benefit in HONORABLE’s professional career? won’t answer my question!

Kennedy questions Becerra and Sherriff in Senate Judiciary

Judge Becerra said she is not paying American Bar Association. Kennedy asked Becerra why not, she said it is not benefit in HONORABLE Becerra’s professional career. Should someone else pays the due, why not simply helping the legal programs bar association? Why not benefit in her professional career?

Both nominates Becerra and Sherriff hesitate on yes and no answers

Kennedy: Pay the due? not benefit in HONORABLE’s professional career? won’t answer my question!

Key Points

Kennedy questions Becerra and Sherriff in Senate Judiciary

Judge Becerra said she is not paying American Bar Association

• Kennedy asked Becerra why not, she said it is not benefit in HONORABLE Becerra’s professional career
• Should someone else pays the due, why not simply helping the legal programs bar association
• Why not benefit in her professional career

Transcript Highlights

Transcribed from the video audio:

• Senator, I was a member for many years of the American Bar Association
• I honestly, Senator, when I was a member, my law firm paid the dues
• And so I don’t pay the dues for the American Bar Association, but I was very involved in it
• Um, as you know, from my record, I actually co-chair the section of litigation for a number of years, and I thought it was very beneficial as a lawyer
• But, but it wasn’t important enough to you to pay yourself
• It wasn’t, uh, so much, uh, that, uh, Senator
• It’s just that many of the benefits of the American Bar Association, at least for judges, um, I, I’m already participating in what the administrative offices provide with training, which is really what I was doing as a lawyer
• So it was beneficial to you if somebody else paid for it
• It’s just that as a lawyer, I used it, uh, primarily for legal education
• And as a judge, I don’t want to spend too much time on this

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