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

[kellynla]

"keen?"
keen is putting it mildly. LOL

Gonzales is a JOKE!

Look at the mess we have with illegals and the border/ports.

One more 9/11 type attack in America and GWB can bend over and kiss his legacy goodbye!

Of all the strong conservative lawyers around and even if he wanted an Hispanic, W could have, in fact I could have picked a better person in my sleep for the job than Gonzales????

[absolootezer0]

i'm hoping for corrigan.

[2rightsleftcoast]

From day one I having been hoping for Ted Olson.
Please let it be so. What a great day that would be.

[JohnnyZ]

That is an excellent resume for Diane Sykes. Private practice, state courts, now federal court, 48 years old.

[You Dirty Rats]

Ted's somewhat old, but he is very deserving and the 'Rats would probably go along because he is older.

[ConservativeDude]

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


Please tell me that your track record on predictions is perfect...please please please

[Antoninus]

JRB, JRB, JRB...

[G Larry]

I want my cake and Edith two......

Yes, this means either Edith.

[flashbunny]

yes...47/48 years old - meaning she has 12/13 years more that she could serve on the bench than the last nominee.

[2rightsleftcoast]

He is conservative, he is extremely thoughtful and well
spoken. I would love it if he was nominated. Maybe he was already asked and didn't want it. Wasn't it said that more than a few were asked and turned it down? Or was that more media spin. Anyway, I think Olson would be an excellent choice.

[jpl]

Please tell me that your track record on predictions is perfect...please please please

I wish I could make that claim, but alas, I'm afraid not. :)

[ConservativeDude]

I note that Alito was confirmed by a Dem senate.

Is there anything in his opinions in teh 15 years on the court which would cause a filibuster?

[oceanview]

looks fine.

and it will quell the people here who think "only Ivy League elites are eligible now". she got her education in south carolina.

she was appointed in 1992? by Clinton?

[Lekker 1]

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

We got the idea. I gotta believe though, that he is more conservative than that "certain haughty french-looking junior senator from Mass, who, by the way, served in Viet Nam and Cambodia". (sorry WSJ...couldn't resist)

[shield]

Poor Bush has to go through this again. This office is such a pressure cooker...bet he can't wait until this term ends.

[flashbunny]

she's had experience at every level - private practice, local, state,federal. Young enough to serve on the court for 30 years.

She has been vetted- at what level (short list, long list) I don't know - but some vetting for the supreme court has taken place.