“Is the Supreme Court any less partisan than the two other branches of government?” January 15, 2013, 9:02 pmpolitical parties, political polarization, Supreme CourtRick Hasen Zocalo asks. Here are the answers from a number of experts: Tom S. Clark It depends on how you define partisan Mickey Edwards It’s the partisanship of the U.S. Senate, not the judges it confirms, that we should focus on Ilya Somin Yes, the court is still less partisan Sahil Kapur The Court has always been political Timothy R. Johnson The justices are less constrained by partisanship—and freer to compromise Share this: