The 51-year-old Luttig is considered a solid conservative choice. The Texas native worked in the Justice Department during the first Bush administration and has served on the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Va.
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The self-described legal nerd wrote the 1999 4th Circuit decision that struck down a key provision of 1994 Violence Against Women Act. The Supreme Court agreed on a 5-4 vote that Congress overstepped its bounds in giving rape victims the right to sue their attackers for monetary damages.
He is the son of John Luttig, the Texas man who was shot to death by Napoleon Beazley during a carjacking in 1994. When the case reached the Supreme Court, Luttig's ties to the nation's highest bench caused three of the sitting justices to recuse themselves.
Age: 51
Education:
Washington & Lee University, B.A., 1976
University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 1981
Federal Judicial Service:
U. S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Nominated by George H.W. Bush on April 23, 1991. Confirmed by the Senate on July 26, 1991, and received commission on August 2, 1991.
Professional Career:
Counselor to the Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice, 1990-1991
Assistant Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice, 1990-1991
Principal Dpty Asst Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice, 1989-1990
Private practice, Washington, DC, 1985-1989
Special Assistant to the Chief Justice, Supreme Court of United States, 1984-1985
Clerk, Chief Justice Warren Burger, Supreme Court of the United States, 1983-1984
Clerk, Hon. Antonin Scalia, U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit, 1982-1983
Assistant Counsel, Office of the President of the United States, 1981-1982