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

[oceanview]

Its the senate RINOs and the McCain gang stopping a "pure play" pick here - that's why we got Miers the first time.

let's see McCain lead the charge to vote down one of the women mentioned on this thread. let's play it out.

[ConservativeDude]

Luttig also was confirmed by a Dem senate. Anything in his opinions which would give the D's reason to filibuster?

[Apogee]

>>Bush is not a conservative. Bush is a Republican...

IF you stop there, you would seem to be contrasting conservatism and Republicans (I learned how to use the artful ellipsis by observing liberal treatment of texts in college).

IMO, the contrast is fine. Conservatives are forced to choose between Republican or Democrat, and generally go for the lesser of two evils, in some category or another. They are all statists, however.

[Dont_Tread_On_Me_888]

Oh I agree! Bush was the less of two evils. The RATs are flaming Marxists, and Traitor Kerry would have accelerated the destruction that Bush is now doing to our nation.

Thank God Kerry or Gore (in 2000) was not elected!!

This does not ease the pain, however, in the realization that George Bush is NOT a conservative, and has been a disaster of galactic size proportions to the conservative cause.

[Centurion2000]

• Senator John Cornyn (R-TX)
• Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT)

Absolutely, hell no on these two.

[el_texicano]

I agree with your concerns. McVain and his gang of 7 Pubbies (actually more if you include the likes of Sphincter) are trying to be power brokers.

But, if Bush puts up someone like JRB in nomination, McVain and his gang of merrymen had better be ready, because THEY WILL BE PUT ON RECORD for their non-support. I truly believe there will be HELL to pay if they undermine a good solid nominee.

[puroresu]

#####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.#####




The Miers nomination was itself a sign of weakness. Real liberals never have any trouble sailing through by votes ranging from 97-3 to 100-0. Why shouldn't President Bush be willing to fight for a good conservative?

You're correct that the left will try to block a good nominee, but we can win this **IF** we fight. The President was weakly and meekly trying to avoid a fight, but he shouldn't. He should welcome a fight. He needs a good fight with the far left to rally the base for 2006. If the leftists filibuster, force them to go 24/7 with it. If the RINOs balk, read them the riot act. If the 'Rats on the judiciary committee launch a smear campaign, then remind everyone about Chappaquiddick, Biden's plagiarism, and Chuckie's staff members stealing social security numbers. Fight fire with fire. More accurately, fight dishonest fire with honest fire. President Bush needs to take his case for his nominee over the heads of the Senate and directly to the people.

[soxfan]

I'll be the first to admit, I absolutely relish the image of Janice Rogers Brown on national TV, being Borked and disrespected by a bunch of old, fat, white guys lecturing her on affirmative action, women's rights, and prayer.

If I were President Bush, I'd bait that hook in a minute. The Democrats have politically turned themselves into a one-trick pony: they need to win 90% of the African-American vote just to have a prayer of a chance to win a national election.

IMO, allowing a no-nonsense, tough-minded, eloquent, intelligent, devoutly religious conservative African-American to speak her mind will be a political disaster for Democrats. Her values and ideas will resonate; maybe not to elitist, esoteric legal scholars, but across the spectrum of rank-and-file African-American voters. An example is her "Whiter Shade of Pale" speech to the Federalist Society. Agree or disagree with it as you will, but that kind of reasoned rationale will make its mark on more than 10% of those who hear it, IMO.

In the past, the Democrats have been able to hold a 90% coalition together by dubious means - combining wild accusations of the white racist power structure (inflicting AIDS on people, bombing the levees, etc.) with out and out voter fraud in heavily African-American precincts. Winning a serious debate on judicial philosphy in front of millions of Americans is not part of that strategy, IMO.

And the GOP hardly has to win, all they need to do is show up. If the GOP ever figures how to pull another 5-10% from that 90%, it's game, set, and match. An opportunity to do so has fallen in the GOP's lap.

The caveat: She needs to be squeaky clean, because IMO, Democrats will undoubtedly try the scandal route (a la Clarence Thomas) rather than try to hold that 90% together by a serious debate on judicial philosophy.

[af_vet_rr]

Do you think Bush IS NOT a conservative?

Considering that he has not acted like a Conservative on the most important issues facing us as a nation - more federal control in some areas, private property rights, illegal aliens/border security, reigning in government spending, pork barrel spending...

Some of these issues threaten the very foundation of this nation, as well as our national security.

[oldbrowser]

There is really only three on the list with Ivy League law degrees. The rest are riff raff from lesser schools. Since none of the Ivy League candidates are women I suggest we scrap the list and start over. /sarc

[HateBill]

I was just thinking that the President could nominate Cornyn and then Governor Rick Perry of Texas could appoint Tom Delay to fill out Cornyn's term. Tom Delay in the Senate would be a delight!

[The people have spoken]

Olson is 65. Too old to have much lasting impact.

[Dawgreg]

OK, instead of keen I'll say I'm pissed off at Gonzales being AG......how's that? *~*

[Cosmo]

He's not only great he'd probably be confirmed easily....and best of all, to the libs' chagrin...he he...he he

[Nonstatist]

(williams) was appointed in 1992? by Clinton?

Bush I, the youngest of his appointments left on the bench, I believe

[UScbass]

My vote goes to Ted, also.

[street_lawyer]

Janice Rogers Brown – she’s qualified, she’s an origionalist.

Democrats say she is out of the mainstream and a judicial activist. They say her decisions and speeches show her to be opposed to government (ie: government control of the economy) abortion (she’s opposed to killing unborn children as a form of birth control) and even hostile to civil rights (she thinks there is a difference between gay anal intercourse and child molestation and that neither of them if done in the privacy of one’s bedroom should be a constitutional right).

Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA) remarked, "We are not going to turn back by appointing judges to lifetime positions who will bring us and return us back to those days of discrimination and prejudice." Back to the days when gay marriage was a crime and not a constitutional right, to the days when a liberal Senator from Massachusetts could get away with murder and there was no conservative media to turn a light of truth on that darkness; back to the days when a moment of silence wasn’t something that we thought might offend some atheist in the crowd; back to the days when pornography was punishable as a crime and not sponsored by government grants; back to the days when military personnel were honored for the sacrifice they made to protect ordinary Americans. Liberals do not want a judge appointed that will turn the clock back to a civilized time when family values meant a marriage between one man and one woman, when men were not wearing dresses and parading down Fifth Avenue in New York City, and the MSM was not pointing out how beautiful they look.

Janice Rogers Brown will not turn the clock back but she will stop the clock from ticking toward a godless nation like the failed USSR.

 

           

 

[justshutupandtakeit]

There is no such thing as a conservative. There are Republicans, RATS and Lunatics. We know which group you are in.