Leftwing activist attorneys—like @EricHolder & now-SCOTUS nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson—went out of their way to provide free legal services from major law firms to ensure (suspected) 9/11 terrorists in Gitmo got a fair process.
In fact, a Supreme Court nominee's judicial philosophy and ideology is the "most important criteria," according to Senate Majority Leader (#1) @SenSchumer:
And it's fair game to vote against a Supreme Court nominee if you believe her views are "out of step with mainstream public opinion," according to Senate Majority Whip (#2) and Senate Judiciary Chairman @SenatorDurbin:
The Constitution's Elections Clause (Art. I § 4, cl. 1) grants the state "Legislature" the power to determine the "Times, Places and Manner" of U.S. House elections.
Only Congress--not 4 partisan Democrat state judges--can override that.