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Potential Nominees To The Supreme Court Of The United StatesWith the deterioration in Chief Justice William Rehnquist's health, speculation has abounded over some Potential nominees to the Supreme Court of the United States. When asked about the kind of justices he would appoint to the Supreme Court, President George W. Bush said "I would pick people that would be strict constructionists. We've got plenty of lawmakers in Washington, D.C. Legislators make law. Judges interpret the Constitution. ... And that's the kind of judge I'm going to put on there." Following is a list of potential nominees that have been mentioned in various news accounts as the Bush administration's potential nominees. - J. Michael Luttig - 4th Circuit Court of Appeals - 1,2,3,4
- J. Harvie Wilkinson III - 4th Circuit Court of Appeals - 1,2,3,4
- Samuel A. Alito, Jr. - 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals - 2,3
- Janice Rogers Brown - California Supreme Court - 3,4
- Miguel Estrada - Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia nominee - 3
- Emilio Miller Garza - 5th Circuit Court of Appeals 4
- Alberto R. Gonzales - Attorney General - 3
- Edith Jones - 5th Circuit Court of Appeals - 3
- Theodore B. Olson - Former Solicitor General - 3, 4
- John G. Roberts - Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia - 3, 4
- Larry Thompson - General Counsel for Coca-Cola - 3
- Jon Kyl - Republican senator from Arizona - 4
References - Green, Frank (22 November 2004). 4th Circuit's Luttig said potential high-court pick. Times-Dispatch.
- Woellert, Lorraine (22 November 2004) What The New Court Will Look Like. Business Week.
- www.cleveland.com/news Article on "Potential Supreme Court Nominees"
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