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The Supreme Court’s Harvard–Yale Problem

Why do almost all U.S. Supreme Court justices come from just two law schools? In this video, retired Missouri appellate attorney Tony DeWitt examines a rarely discussed problem at the Supreme Court: academic inbreeding. Although there are 196 ABA-accredited law schools in the United States, nearly every current Supreme Court justice was educated at Harvard or Yale, with only one recent outlier. Universities actively discourage academic inbreeding because it leads to groupthink, intellectual monoculture, and stagnation. Yet presidents and senators continue to nominate — and confirm — Supreme Court justices from the same two institutions over and over again. This video explains: • What “academic inbreeding” means and why universities avoid it • How shared legal education can shape judicial thinking • Why lack of academic diversity may affect Supreme Court decision-making • The hidden role of elite tuition costs and socioeconomic barriers • Whether practical, real-world experience is missing from the Court Is it healthy for the nation’s highest court to draw from only 1.5% of U.S. law schools? Would the Court benefit from justices educated in places like Texas, Oklahoma, Oregon, or Wyoming? This isn’t a partisan argument — it’s a conversation about diversity of thought, lived experience, and common sense at the Supreme Court. 💬 Join the discussion in the comments: Should SCOTUS nominations come from more than just Harvard and Yale? 👍 If you enjoy clear, real-world explanations of the law, consider subscribing to J.D. – A Lawyer Explains. 0:0 Introduction 0:56 Where SCOTUS Judges Come From 2:05 Is the Supreme Court Inbred? 3:04 No Academic Diversity 4:28 Groupthink Much? 3:54 Academic Inbreeding 7:25 Harvard Lawyers 10:42 Why the Same Two Schools 12:10 Outro