Underqualified?

Miers withdrew her nomination, but how did she stack up to other justices like Roberts? Here’s a quick glance:

John Glover Roberts, Jr.
Education
* Harvard Law School, J.D., 1979; magna cum laude (managing editor of The Harvard Law Review)
* Harvard College, A.B., 1976; summa cum laude (history major)
Career
* 1979-1980: Law clerk for Judge Henry Friendly
* 1980-1981: Law clerk for Supreme Court Justice William Rehnquist
* 1981-1982: Special assistant to U.S. attorney general
* 1982-1986: Associate counsel to the president, White House Counsel's Office
* 1986-1989, 1993-2003: Lawyer, Hogan & Hartson, in Washington
* 1989-1993: Principal deputy solicitor general, U.S. Department of Justice
* 2003-present: U.S. Court of Appeals for District of Columbia Circuit

Harriet Miers
Education:
* Bachelor of science degree in mathematics, 1967, Southern Methodist University, Dallas
* Law degree, 1970, Southern Methodist University School of Law
Career:
* White House counsel, February 2005-present;
* White House deputy chief of staff for policy, 2003-2004;
* White House staff secretary, 2001-2003;
* Texas Lottery Commission chairwoman, 1995-2000;
* Attorney in private practice, Locke Liddell & Sapp in Dallas, Texas, 1972-1999;
* Dallas City Council member, 1989-1991