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To: LindyBill who wrote (84814)	11/8/2004 9:38:05 AM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793804

VOLOKH - Who is next for the Supreme Court?-- Senator Charles Schumer has released a letter to President Bush suggesting the candidates that he would favor for the Supreme Court (tip to the Corner). Personally, my uninformed guess is that Bush will nominate Alberto Gonzalez for the next vacancy on the Supreme Court, though this is far from certain. White House Counsel Gonzalez has Bush's trust, has prior judicial experience, and is reputed to be competent. Gonzalez would be as moderate an appointment as the Democrats are likely to see. Not only is Gonzalez probably in favor of affirmative action, but he decided against parental notification for abortion in Texas. If there are two slots to fill at the same time, I would expect an attempt at a deal--Gonzalez plus another much more conservative justice. Depending on whom they replace, that would leave the abortion split close to the same. This would also seem to be consistent with Bush's practice of appointing minorities to more of the truly important positions of power than any prior President. Minorities are part of Bush's inner circle in a way that they never were for Clinton, Kerry, or Dean. Here are Schumer's suggestions : The Honorable Arlen Specter, Republican Senator from Pennsylvania. The Honorable Ann Williams, Judge, Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, nominated by President Ronald Reagan to the Northern District of Illinois. The Honorable Edward Prado. Judge, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, nominated by you and unanimously confirmed by the 108th Senate. The Honorable Michael Mukasey, Judge, Southern District of New York, nominated by President Ronald Reagan. The Honorable Stanley Marcus, Judge, Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, nominated by President Ronald Reagan. My colleague Ilya Somin notes that unlike the Jewish community as a whole, Jews from the former Soviet Union overwhelmingly supported President Bush . Ilya writes: "I'm still waiting for the political payoff for our loyal support. For example, instead of naming a Hispanic supreme court justice, why not name Eugene Volokh?" Sounds great to me.