Who should Obama pick to replace Souter?

[Krimson X]

I'd like to add Charles J. Ogletree (Professor at Harvard Law) to the list. According to the blogosphere, here are the frontrunners:

Johnnie Rawlinson (9th Circuit Court of Appeals, African American woman);

Leah Ward Sears, (chief justice of the Georgia Supreme Court, African American woman);

Sonia Sotomayor (2nd Circuit Court of Appeals, Hispanic woman);

Kim McLane Wardlaw, 9th Circuit, Hispanic woman);

Diane Wood, (7th Circuit, woman, knows Obama from her time teaching at the University of Chicago);

Jennifer Granholm (Michigan governor, woman);

Merrick Garland, U.S. Court of Appeals, DC Circuit);

Deval Patrick (Massachusetts governor, African American, Obama friend);

Cass Sunstein (University of Chicago law professor, Obama friend)

GOP gears up for Court fight - Glenn Thrush and Manu Raju - POLITICO.com

[Wagner]

Just know it will not be a white male.

[Krimson X]

Originally Posted by Wagner

Just know it will not be a white male.

6 out of 9 ain't bad?

[Wagner]

Originally Posted by Krimson X

6 out of 9 ain't bad?

Guess that makes the racism against whites OK.

Be curious what the press would say (and the Al Sharpton crew) if the non-spoken work was 'no black men'.

[Krimson X]

Originally Posted by Wagner

Guess that makes the racism against whites OK.

Be curious what the press would say (and the Al Sharpton crew) if the non-spoken work was 'no black men'.

I had a feeling my question would lead to this.... My question was who should he pick. Obviously, you are not limited to the frontrunner list.

That had been the non-spoken word for years (and for women).

The S.Ct. was established in 1789. Thurgood Marshall, the first non-white male, was selected to the bench in 1967, and served until 1991 where he was replaced with........ Clarence Thomas. A one-for-one swap-out for the black dude. O'Connor was the first non male selected to the bench in 1981, followed by Ginsburg in 1993. So, during the 220 years that the S. Ct. has been established, only four justices were something other than white male.

... but I regress...

[Wagner]

Originally Posted by Krimson X

I had a feeling my question would lead to this.... My question was who should he pick. Obviously, you are not limited to the frontrunner list.

That had been the non-spoken word for years (and for women).

The S.Ct. was established in 1789. Thurgood Marshall, the first non-white male, was selected to the bench in 1967, and served until 1991 where he was replaced with........ Clarence Thomas. A one-for-one swap-out for the black dude. O'Connor was the first non male selected to the bench in 1981, followed by Ginsburg in 1993. So, during the 220 years that the S. Ct. has been established, only four justices were something other than white male.

... but I regress...

So by that logic, an American Indian should be the only pick. Sorry not going back 220 years to justify something in 2009 and I don't believe you 'diversify' for the sake of it. But that is just me, guess it works to some peoples advantage to specialize in the past. But for those who can't make it now, I'm sure it is a great asset to pull to the past and grab an extra card. Like playing 5 card stud with 6 cards I for one would like the best person for the job, whatever color/sex they might be. Just out of curiosity I'd like to know the make up of lawyers in the US, ya know the near 2M of them, and how it breaks down over race/sex lines.

And I doubt you are naive enough to 'have a feeling' I think you knew exactly where this would head

[Quicksilver]

How about Wagner

[E61Silver]

Originally Posted by Quicksilver

How about Wagner

Is he a lawyer?

[AzX5]

Michelle Obama

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Bill Clinton