Real Clear Politics SCOTUS short list

realclearpolitics.com ^ | 10/27/2005

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Supreme Court Nomination Short List
Samuel Alito Jr
Age: 55 Education: Princeton University, B.A, 1972 Yale Law School, J.D., 1975 Federal Judicial Service: U. S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit Nominated by George H.W. Bush on February 20, 1990. Confirmed by the Senate on April 27, 1990, and received commission on April 30, 1990. Professional Career: U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, 1987-1990 Deputy Assistant U.S. Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice, 1985-1987 Assistant to the U.S. Solicitor General, U.S. Department of Justice, 1981-1985 Assistant U.S. Attorney, District of New Jersey, 1977-1981 Law Clerk, Hon. Leonard I. Garth, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 1976-1977
Janice Rogers Brown
Age: 56 Education: Cal State - Sacramento, B.A, 1974 UCLA Law School, J.D., 1977 University of Virginia, LL.M., 2004 Federal Judicial Service: U. S. Court of Appeals for District of Columbia Circuit Nominated by George W. Bush in 2003. Confirmed by the Senate on June 8, 2005 by a vote of 56-43. Professional Career: Justice, California Supreme Court, 1996 - 2005 Associate Justice of the Third District Court of Appeal in Sacramento, 1994-1996 Legal Affairs Secretary to Governor Pete Wilson, 1991-1994 Associate, Nielsen, Merksamer, Parrinello, Mueller & Naylor, 1990-1991 Dpty Secretary & General Counsel, Business, Transportation & Housing Agency, 1987-1990 Deputy Attorney General, CA Attorney General's Office, 1979-1987
Edith Brown Clement
Age: 57 Education: University of Alabama, B.A, 1969 Tulane University, J.D., 1972 Federal Judicial Service: U. S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Nominated by George W. Bush on September 4, 2001. Confirmed by the Senate 99-0 on November 13, 2001 Professional Career: Law Clerk to Hon. H. W. Christenberry U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre Associate & Partner
Miguel Estrada
Age: 44 Education: Columbia College, B.A, 1983 Harvard Law School, J.D., 1986 Federal Judicial Service: None **Nominated in 2000 by President George W. Bush to fill a vacancy on the U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit. Estrada withdrew his nomination on September 4, 2003 after seven failed cloture votes. Professional Career: Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, 2000-present Assistant to the Solicitor General, U.S. Department of Justice, 1992-1997 Associate, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, 1987-88, 1989-90, 1992 Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Sthrn District of New York, 1990-1992 Clerk, Honorable Anthony M. Kennedy, U.S. Supreme Court, 1988-1989 Clerk, Honorable Amalya L. Kearse, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1986-1987
Emilio Garza
Age: 58 Education: University of Notre Dame, B.A., 1969 University of Notre Dame, M.A., 1970 University of Texas School of Law, J.D., 1976 Federal Judicial Service: U. S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Nominated by George H.W. Bush on April 11, 1991. Confirmed by the Senate on May 24, 1991, and received commission on May 30, 1991. U. S. District Court, Western District of Texas Nominated by Ronald Reagan on February 2, 1988. Confirmed by the Senate on April 19, 1988, and received commission on April 20, 1988. Professional Career: Judge, 225th District Court, Bexar County, Texas, 1987-1988 Private practice, San Antonio, Texas, 1976-1987 U.S. Marine Corps Captain, 1970-1973
Alberto Gonzales
Age: 49 Education: United States Air Force Academy, 1975-1977 Rice University, B.A., 1979 Harvard Law School, 1982 Federal Judicial Service: None. Professional Career: Attorney General of the United States, 2005 - present White House Counsel to President George W. Bush, 2001-2005 Associate Justice, Texas Supreme Court, 1999-2001 Texas Secretary of State, 1997-1999 General Counsel to Governor George W. Bush, 1995-1996 Partner, Vincent & Elkins, Houston, TX 1982-1994 United States Air Force, 1973-1975
Edith Jones
Age: 56 Education: Cornell University, B.A., 1971 University of Texas School of Law, J.D., 1974 Federal Judicial Service: U. S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Nominated by Ronald Reagan on February 27, 1985. Confirmed by the Senate on April 3, 1985, and received commission on April 4, 1985. Professional Career: Private practice, Houston, Texas, 1974-1985
J. Michael Luttig
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
Michael W. McConnell
Age: 50 Education: Michigan State University, B.A., 1976 University of Chicago Law School, J.D., 1979 Federal Judicial Service: U. S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit Nominated by George W. Bush on September 4, 2001. Confirmed by the Senate on November 15, 2002, and received commission on November 26, 2002. Professional Career: Professor, University of Utah College of Law, 1997-2002 Professor, University of Chicago Law School, 1985-1996 Assistant to the Solicitor General, U.S. Department of Justice, 1983-1985 Assistant General Counsel, Office of Management and Budget, 1981-1983 Clerk, Associate Justice William J. Brennan, Supreme Court of the United States, 1980-1981 Clerk, Hon. J. Skelly Wright, U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1979-1980
J. Harvie Wilkinson III
Age: 61 Education: Yale University, B.A., 1967 University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 1972 Federal Judicial Service: U. S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Nominated by Ronald Reagan on January 30, 1984, to a seat vacated by John Decker Butzner, Jr.; Confirmed by the Senate on August 9, 1984, and received commission on August 13, 1984. Served as chief judge, 1996-2003. Professional Career: Professor, University of Virginia School of Law, 1983 Dpty Asst. U.S. Attorney General, Civil Rights Div, U.S. Department of Justice, 1982-1983 Editorial Page Editor, Norfolk Virginian-Pilot, 1978-1981 Associate Professor, University of Virginia School of Law, 1973-1978 Clerk, Justice Lewis F. Powell, Supreme Court of the United States, 1972-1973 Republican Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia, 1970 U.S. Army, 1968-1969
Karen Williams
Age: 54 Education: Columbia College, B.A., 1972 University of South Carolina Law Center, J.D., 1980 Federal Judicial Service: U. S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Nominated by George H.W. Bush on January 27, 1992, to a seat vacated by Robert Foster Chapman; Confirmed by the Senate on February 27, 1992, and received commission on March 2, 1992. Professional Career: Private practice, Orangeburg, South Carolina, 1980-1992
Others Mentioned As Possible Supreme Court Nominees: • Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) • Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) • Ted Olson • Priscilla Owen • Larry Thompson

[el_texicano]

Marking for later reference. Thanks for posting.

[USPatriette]

Problem with a short list is it makes people put blinders on. That's exactly what happened last time. Don't make the same unimaginative mistakes again.

[FlipWilson]

WAIT A SECOND!!! WHERE THE HELL IS MY BIO!!! Drat, left out again.

[JLS]

I have to say, I like Estrada for demographic reasons, both age and heritage. Also I like him for sticking it to the Dims who fillibustered him.

The president is in the position now of saying to the Dims that if they wanted someone like Miers, they should have supported her.

[scooby321]

I don't know about these judges but they have to be better than poor mrs. Miers. I think Mrs. Williams faces the easer time.

[Condor51]

If Dubya tapped Luttig or McConnell I'd do back flips - even though I'd kill myself in the act.

51 & 50 years old - YES! They'd be there for EVER. The moonbats would be throwing "Mass Suicide Parties"

:-)

[JohnnyZ]

Wonder why they left out some of the other chicks like Sykes, Batchelder, and Corrigan?

[Rummyfan]

Same old suspects, a number of whom would be great. But the President has shown a liking for dark horse candidates and will be doubly careful after the Miers debacle.

[kellynla]

Thanks for posting.

The only glaring "fly in the ointment" is Gonzales...
gad, he would be a NIGHTMARE!

[SirLinksalot]

One name is missing who I think will make an excellent Supreme Court Justice --- the former Solicitor General --- Theodore Olson.

A True Originalist/Constructionist whose opinions and arguments are always calm, cogent and well reasoned.

An in-your-face nomination to the Dems, and an gift to his conservative base.

Heck, even his arch-rival Lawrence Tribe admires the man.

[nyconse]

I do not see how we are going to get a real conservative through the rino and Dem senate. This was slap in the face to Bush and weakened him considerably.

[sinkspur]

The president is in the position now of saying to the Dims that if they wanted someone like Miers, they should have supported her.

Miers was killed off by the far right.

Don't blame her withdrawal on the Democrats.

[Nonstatist]

I agree and I think its going to be Williams

Karen J. Williams

Age: 54

Graduated from: University of South Carolina Law Center She used to be: A lawyer in private practice in Orangeburg, S.C.
She's now: a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit (appointed 1992)

Her confirmation battle: Williams is a solid conservative without a smoking-gun abortion decision to her credit or debit. She came to the attention of the right when she wrote a decision in 1999 scrapping the Miranda warning for criminal suspects (the Supreme Court reversed her 7 to 2). Since then, she has urged the courts to show broad deference to the president's war powers and rejected the notion that the phrase "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance means that the pledge shouldn't be recited in public school. Both stances are sure to please Bush's base. Not much here for anyone else.

[Tribune7]

Miguel Estrada would be a fun one :-)

I'm hoping for Edith Jones.

[Trust but Verify]

Of those listed here, I think Karen Williams has the best shot at it as I believe he will nominate a woman. Someone who did not make the list is Judge Diane Sykes of the 7th Circuit. She'd be a great choice and would present Senators Feingold and Kohl with a big dilemma, as they sponsored her for the position she now holds.

[Dont_Tread_On_Me_888]

This is the same short list that was listed before Roberts but Bush chose stealth candidate(and probably liberal to be) Roberts.

Bush is not a conservative. Bush is a Republican, but Bush is NOT a conservative. Do not expect a Constitutionalist/originalist/constructionist true conservative to be appointed by Bush, because Bush is not a conservative.

When will most Republican activists realize that Bush is NOT a conservative?

[jpl]

My prediction is that his next pick will be Edith Jones.

[Trust but Verify]

I believe Sykes will get a closer look from W this time around. the Dean of the Marquette University Law School, who is very familiar with her, said he believes she will be on the short list, if she hasn't been already.