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Filling A Supreme Court Vacancy: Over at Convictions, Doug Kmiec posted his thoughts on who the next President should appoint to the U.S. Supreme Court. Kmiec's post begins with comments on why each of the candidates, McCain in particular, have failed to make Supreme Court appointments an issue thus far in the campaign. He them predicts that while the next nominee will be female, he hopes the next nominee will be Carter G. Phillips, the managing partner of the Sidley Austin law firm in Washington, D.C.. Kmiec, an advocate of Justices like Roberts and Alito, cites Phillips experience of arguing five cases before the U.S. Supreme Court this term, as well as "his impartial legal judgment, personal integrity, and genuine friendship and assistance to his fellow members of the bar and to his community[,]" as reasons for Phillips appointment...continue to full post

Full post as published by Crime and Consequences on July 07, 2008 (boomark / email).