Perry Mason a role model for a prosecutor?

July 15, 2009

Perry Mason a role model for a prosecutor?

Sonia Sotomayor a fan of Perry Mason, the legendary fictional defense attorney who almost never lost a case?

Makes no sense, said Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn.

"It amazes me," he said after hearing the Supreme Court nomiinee recall watching the TV show while she was growing up, "you wanted to become a prosecutor...because of that show."

Then again, it did have some logic, the Minnesota senator added: "I think that says something about your determination to defy the odds."

Sotomayor was a New York City prosecutor before becoming a federal district and appellate judge.

Franken's concerns were not assauged completely, though. Since she was such a big fan of the show, he asked, did she remember the one case Mason lost?

She could not.

"Didn't the White House prepare you?" he smiled and asked.

Postscript: Within minutes, the White House e-mailed reporters the answer: "The Case of the Deadlly Verdict," 10-17-63..

That’s pretty cool

Posted by David Lightman at Jul 15, 2009 3:54:31 PM in Congress, Democrats, Judiciary, Senate, Supreme Court | Permalink

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Good to see Franken show a little personality.

Posted by: Mark Seibel | July 15, 2009 at 04:24 PM

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