Word: souter
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...member committee of the American Bar Association met in Chicago last Saturday to evaluate David Souter's qualifications as a potential Justice of the Supreme Court. Imposingly named the Standing Committee on Federal Judiciary, the panel has no official standing, but its three possible assessments of nominees -- well qualified, qualified or not qualified -- carry clout in the Senate during confirmation hearings and votes. Intriguingly, one of the new A.B.A. committee members who will help rate Judge Souter is William J. Brennan III, a partner in a Princeton, N.J., law firm and the son of the retiring Justice whom Souter hopes...
Three weeks into the process and David Souter no longer merits 30 seconds on the evening news. Having uncovered next to nothing that seems capable of hampering Souter's Supreme Court nomination, the media have turned their attention elsewhere. The White House is ecstatic. George Bush's aides are predicting a smooth confirmation...
Yourow said that Couchouchis will attempt to befaithful to the real Souter's character, and addedthat the mock Souter--like the real one--might notanswer questions about certain controversialissues, such as abortion...
Yourow, who taught an Institute of Politicsseminar on the U.S. Supreme Court two years ago,said he was scheduled to give a lecture on thecourt's past term even before last month'sresignation of Justice William J. Brennan. Butwhen Brennan resigned and President Bush hastilynominated Souter, Yourow said he thought he shoulddo something out of the ordinary, in order tocapitalize on the new political climate...
Yourow said he prefers not to hazard a guess onwhether the audience will confirm Souter, saying"anything can happen...