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To: jlallen who wrote (495252)	7/11/2012 3:50:29 PM
From: Brian Sullivan	1 Recommendation Respond to of 793575

Actually both Rudman and Sununu but Sununu is most remember for his statement: At the time of Souter's appointment, *John Sununu* assured President Bush and conservatives that Souter would be a *"home run" for conservatism* U.S. Supreme Court appointment President George H. W. Bush originally considered appointing Clarence Thomas to Brennan's seat, but decided that Thomas did not have enough experience as a judge. [9] Warren Rudman, who had since been elected a senator, and former New Hampshire Governor John H. Sununu, then Chief of Staff to President Bush, suggested Souter, and were instrumental in his nomination and confirmation. Prior to this time, few observers outside of New Hampshire knew who Souter was, [10] although he had reportedly been on Reagan's short list of nominees for the Supreme Court seat that eventually went to Anthony Kennedy. Souter was seen as a "stealth justice" whose professional record in the state courts provoked little real controversy, and provided very little "paper trail" [11] on issues of U.S. Constitutional law. President Bush saw this lack of a paper trail as a positive for Souter, because one of President Reagan's nominees, Robert Bork, had recently been rejected by the Senate partially because of the availability of his extensive written opinions on controversial issues. [12] Bush nominated Souter on July 25, 1990, claiming that he did not know Souter's stances on abortion, affirmative action, or other issues. [5] [13]