KPCC-FM, January 6, 2011 by Julie Small
http://www.scpr.org/news/2011/01/06/governor-browns-first-pick-cal-supreme-court-be-sc/
Strict criteria apply to judicial nominees, says Jesse Choper of UC Berkeley Law School. He says that’s especially true for the highest court in the most populous state. “You certainly want someone with the reputation as having significant intellectual capacity as a lawyer,” says Choper.