How John Paul Stevens changed the way justices are selected

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Used to be for political reward and not based on how potentially that justice would lean on the court decisions.   He turned out to be a dud.  His passing at age 99 last week brought this reference to his time on the court and how he was appointed by Ford to be a conservative but he leaned with liberal block.

https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/carrie-s...ve-liberal