Democratic members of the Senate Judiciary Committee didn’t make the trip back to Capitol Hill to question one of President Donald Trump’s federal appellate picks Wednesday.

But that doesn’t mean she got away without some tough questions.

Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana acted as chairman for the nomination hearing of Allison Jones Rushing. And Kennedy appeared to have some concerns about her level of work and life experience.

Trump nominated Jones Rushing, a 36-year-old North Carolina native who is a partner at Williams & Connolly, for a seat on the Richmond-based Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.

“I can see your résumé. You’re a rock star, but I think to be a really good federal judge you’ve got to have some life experience,” Kennedy said. “Williams & Connolly is a great law firm, a lot of great lawyers there. Tell me why you’re more qualified to be on the Fourth Circuit than some of the Williams & Connolly [lawyers] that have been there for 20 years, 25, 30 years in the trenches.”