How about Judge Steven Abany in 2005, board member of the Gay and Lesbian Bar Association? This is the same guy who testified at the State House in 1999 advocating a bill to repeal the sodomy laws in Massachusetts. - Lawyers’ Weekly 2/14/2000
New release from Gov. Romney’s office follows:
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Executive Department
State House Boston, MA 02133
(617) 725-4000
MITT ROMNEY
GOVERNOR
KERRY HEALEY
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
May 4, 2005 CONTACT:
Shawn Feddeman
(617) 725-4025
ROMNEY NAMES STEPHEN ABANY TO WRENTHAM DISTRICT COURT
Governor Mitt Romney today nominated Stephen S. Abany of Boston for the position of Associate Justice of the Wrentham District Court.
Since 1979, Abany has worked as the Assistant Clerk-Magistrate of the Quincy District Court. Previously, he served as an Assistant District Attorney for the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office and a Law Clerk to The Honorable George N. Covett of the Brockton District Court.
Abany is a member of numerous legal organizations, including the Massachusetts Bar Association, the Norfolk County Bar Association, and has served on the Board of Directors of the Massachusetts Lesbian and Gay Bar Association.
Abany earned his bachelor’s degree from Boston College in 1971, his master’s degree from University of Massachusetts in 1974 and his law degree from Suffolk University Law School in 1978.
Here is the original link to Romney's official press release of the above: http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=pressreleases&agId=Agov2&prModName=gov2press release&prFile=gov_pr_050504_abany_nomination.xml - Interestingly that link has now been taken down. Hmmmm.
Come now even you have to admit Romney could have chosen someone a bit more conservative.
“Governor Mitt Romney, who touts his conservative credentials to out-of-state Republicans, has passed over GOP lawyers for three-quarters of the 36 judicial vacancies he has faced, instead tapping registered Democrats or independents -- including two gay lawyers who have supported expanded same-sex rights, a Globe review of the nominations has found. Of the 36 people Romney named to be judges or clerk magistrates, 23 are either registered Democrats or unenrolled voters who have made multiple contributions to Democratic politicians or who voted in Democratic primaries, state and local records show. In all, he has nominated nine registered Republicans, 13 unenrolled voters, and 14 registered Democrats.” - Boston Globe 7/25/2005
If you don't think he 'knowingly' nominated liberals why don't you take this up with the Boston Globe, looks like they disagree with your assessment and they actually had to live under this guy.
yawn.