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Of Bush's decision, he said: "It will be a very personal choice."

The official said the White House has seriously considered a handful of federal judges, including J. Michael Luttig and J. Harvie Wilkinson, of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit based in Richmond, Va.; John Roberts, of the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit; Samuel Alito, of the Philadelphia-based Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit; and Michael McConnell, of the Denver-based Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit.

Sources close to the White House said Luttig, Roberts and Alito have emerged as the leading contenders.

But the official cautioned that all are highly regarded and remain in contention, and that Bush's choice at this point could be like "lightning striking."



More here:

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/commentary.html

[xsmommy]

Luttig and Roberts are both young, "smart as $h!t" and rock solid conservatives, to quote my hub, either one would be excellent. as would Owens or JRBrown. as a 4th Cir judge, Luttig's "rabbi", the one that would shepherd him through the confirmation process, would be none other than VA Sen.John Warner, who could appeal to the Chaffees, Snowes etc to join the herd. That would be a good thing. Thomas's "rabbi" was Danforth.

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Thanks for the headsup.

[SittinYonder]

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