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Reaction to Fried's confirmation was mixed, ranging from bitter disappointment among liberals to relief in the Weld administration...
...like to see a less conservative voice. Fried's appointment has not necessarily made the SJC more conservative (he replaced one), but his is the first of a slew of slots that will open in the next five years. The state's mandatory retirement age for justices will allow Weld and his successor to choose a majority for the court. Let's hope Weld's successor chooses judges with more concern for his or her constituents...
...William F. Weld '66, who nominated Fried, said after the confirmation vote that he expected Fried to have a dramatic impact on the court...
...think he's going to be such an intellectual force that he could be kind of a Scalia on the court," Weld said in news reports, referring to the conservative Supreme Court judge Antonin Scalia...
...While Weld may be eager to label Fried as a conservative powerhouse, his ideological impact on the court remains to be seen...