[Politico2]

From Robert Novak:

"Before President Clinton named her to the federal bunch in 1995 at age 57, Gladys Kessler had worked for the National Labor Relations Board in the Kennedy administration, for left-wing Rep. Jonathan Bingham of the Bronx, as a labor lawyer for the New York City Board of Education and finally for 17 years as a superior court judge in D.C. appointed by President Jimmy Carter."

Was she a Carter or Clinton appointee? (A distinction without a difference)

[Politico2]

Sorry I misread and jumped to the end... A Clinton AND Carter appointee.

[Congressman Billybob]

This judge was both a Carter and a Clinton appointee. Carter appointed her to the D.C. Courts (the equivalent of a state court position, but in D.C. these, too, are presidential appointments). Later, Clinton appointed her to the federal bench as a US District Court judge.

Does that clarify the question you asked in response to the Novak column?

Congressman Billybob

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