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Leah Sears possible candidate for U.S. Supreme Court
Southern Voice ^ | May 08, 2009 | Matt Schafer

Posted on 05/09/2009 2:57:14 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued

Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Leah Ward Sears is on a short list of candidates to replace U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter, according to media reports. Souter reportedly will step down in June.

Sears, who will also step down in June, has served on the state’s highest court since 1992. The first woman and youngest justice in the court’s history, she was also its first African-American female chief justice. Sears has kept her plans for her retirement private, although she has hinted at wanting a larger public role.

Earlier this year Sears was announced as a finalist for Dean of the University Maryland School of Law. She later removed herself from contention, saying she wanted to seek other opportunities.

Sears has been mentioned as a possible choice for President Barack Obama since before he won the election in 2008. She has been reluctant to discuss her future. Georgia Supreme Court spokesperson Jane Hansen said this week Sears was not talking to the media.

“Chief Justice Sears really believes it would be inappropriate to talk about whatever may be going on, so she is not going to comment,” Hansen said.

Sears did speak with Southern Voice during the “For Children’s Sake: Get Married, Stay Married,” conference, which she helped to organize in November. She described herself as a “moderate-progressive type person” in a wide-ranging interview where she talked about her frustration with the media and hinted about her future.

(Excerpt) Read more at sovo.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Government; News/Current Events; US: Georgia
KEYWORDS: bho44; bhojudicialnominees; bhoscotus; leahsears; scotus
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To: umgud
She described herself as a “moderate-progressive type person” ...............

Reminds me of the phrase moderate Taliban.

41 posted on 05/09/2009 4:45:08 PM PDT by Always Right (Obama: more arrogant than Bill Clinton, more naive than Jimmy Carter, and more liberal than LBJ.)
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To: traditional1
there doubt in anyone's mind here that the USSC will be packed by The Messiah....

Yes,given the opportunity Hussein will pack the court with the filthiest vermin ever known to wear black robes.But remember that he may well not get the chance to replace any of the truly decent members of the court.We can only pray.

42 posted on 05/09/2009 5:18:26 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Christian+Veteran=Terrorist)
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To: Gay State Conservative
"he may well not get the chance to replace any of the truly decent members of the court."

Pray for continued health and well-being for the Justices Alito, Roberts, Thomas, and Scalia . If we lose ANY of them, it's the end of the Constitution for 30 or 40 years! They may well have an opportunity to place replacements for Ginsburg and Stevens (no loss in those two, for sure).

43 posted on 05/09/2009 5:27:12 PM PDT by traditional1 ("Don't gots to worry 'bout no mo'gage, don't gots to buy no gas...Obama take care o' me!")
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To: luvbach1

You’re axing for trouble!


44 posted on 05/09/2009 5:28:29 PM PDT by Impy (RED=COMMUNIST, NOT REPUBLICAN)
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To: Clintonfatigued; AuH2ORepublican; BillyBoy; fieldmarshaldj

She calls herself a “moderate progressive” or some such crap.

Ole Zig Zag Zell appointed her during his Clintonite phase. Remember he wasn’t anything close to a conservative until he reached the Senate. Though he now pretends like he’s been one all along.


45 posted on 05/09/2009 5:32:03 PM PDT by Impy (RED=COMMUNIST, NOT REPUBLICAN)
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To: Clintonfatigued
She described herself as a “moderate-progressive type person”

Translation: She's a complete loon and an activist liberal scumbag. Ain't affirmative action grand?

46 posted on 05/09/2009 5:33:26 PM PDT by Lancey Howard
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To: Clintonfatigued
Sears did speak with Southern Voice during the “For Children’s Sake: Get Married, Stay Married,” conference,

She sounds like some kind of extremist.

47 posted on 05/09/2009 5:40:10 PM PDT by ElkGroveDan (Get rid of the dirty moderates. Get rid of them,)
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To: Clintonfatigued

“moderate-progressive type person.”

Translation: I make it up as I go.


48 posted on 05/09/2009 5:44:49 PM PDT by SharpRightTurn (White, black, and red all over--America's affirmative action, metrosexual president.)
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To: Clintonfatigued

Identity Politics trumps competence again

The SC is turning into a joke . . .


49 posted on 05/09/2009 5:49:31 PM PDT by A_Former_Democrat
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To: Clintonfatigued

“...African-American female chief justice”

Relevant only to racists and sexists.

All I care about is the ability to judge cases according to the Constitution.


50 posted on 05/09/2009 5:52:00 PM PDT by Ghost of Philip Marlowe (The most dangerous fascists are those with a warm smile and soothing voice.)
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To: SharpRightTurn
Actually, contradiction of terms.

It's like saying “a kind-hearted Stalinist.”

51 posted on 05/09/2009 5:53:15 PM PDT by Ghost of Philip Marlowe (The most dangerous fascists are those with a warm smile and soothing voice.)
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To: Clintonfatigued
http://www.ibiblio.org/ipa/poems/walker/for_my_people.php

Sears has read this poem out loud at events.

52 posted on 05/09/2009 5:59:00 PM PDT by TornadoAlley3 (Obama is everything Oklahoma is not.)
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To: Bratch

Figures, he will choose color over anything else. I won’t aay anymore, I don’t want to get banned.


53 posted on 05/09/2009 5:59:09 PM PDT by mojitojoe ( Idiots elected a Marxist ideologue with narcissistic personality disorder & America is dying.)
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To: Comparative Advantage

“and “Ruth” as in Ruth Bader Ginsburg.”

Ruth Bader Meinhof


54 posted on 05/09/2009 6:08:24 PM PDT by headstamp 2 (Spay or Neuter your liberal today!)
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To: mathurine

“Army brat. Born in Heidleburg, Germany. Father was career military, apparently retired as a Colonel”

So what is her stance on the 2A?


55 posted on 05/09/2009 6:16:01 PM PDT by Red in Blue PA (If guns cause crime, then all of mine are defective.)
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To: Mariko

an Obama Birthday gift!! June 13th.. what a Guy!!


56 posted on 05/09/2009 6:16:25 PM PDT by philly-d-kidder (“Nothing is more powerful than a man who prays” (St. John Crisostomus))
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To: detective

I guess that implies that she is a tax cheat...


57 posted on 05/09/2009 6:18:15 PM PDT by Conservative Infidel (How come they call it "Tourist Season" if we can't shoot them??)
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To: Clintonfatigued

..but wait, she’s not a lesbian? Black and female covers only two demographic groups.


58 posted on 05/09/2009 6:18:18 PM PDT by americanophile
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To: mathurine

I doubt she would get it if this is the case. Obama doesn’t want one of his picks to turn out like Justice Thomas.


59 posted on 05/09/2009 6:25:14 PM PDT by Thunder90
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To: Clintonfatigued

The Senate “opposition” (hardy, har, har!) will roll!


60 posted on 05/09/2009 6:27:17 PM PDT by Revolting cat! (Let us prey!)
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