President to Announce Nominee in Prime-Time
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President Bush will announce his nominee to replace retiring Associate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor tonight at 9PM ET.
I was wise enough to sidestep the whole Rehnquist retirement rumormongering last week, but in light of the increasing speculation that President Bush will nominate Judge Edith Brown Clement of the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, I'll remind readers of what I blogged when O'Connor first announced her intention to retire:
UPDATE: Or maybe not.
I was wise enough to sidestep the whole Rehnquist retirement rumormongering last week, but in light of the increasing speculation that President Bush will nominate Judge Edith Brown Clement of the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, I'll remind readers of what I blogged when O'Connor first announced her intention to retire:
I think people are very much underestimating the pressure to nominate a woman, Justice Ginsburg notwithstanding. For right or for wrong there had long been an unofficial "Jewish seat" on the Court and now of course there's a "black seat." I'm not saying it will happen, I'm just saying the pressure will be there.Stay tuned...
UPDATE: Or maybe not.
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- Breaking: O'Connor Still Retiring
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Posted by KipEsquire on
19 July 2005
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