lets generate a list of possible justice replacements

[greenbriar]

This is not my area of expertise so I don't know who is even on the radar

[DJ13]

1. How about NY AG Cuomo?

[JeffR]

2. How about Mario?

[DJ13]

4. Too old, he's in his 70's now, isnt he?

[JeffR]

8. 77 now, give or take.

That's a good point.

[Mojambo]

3. Never, ever in a million years, but GOD I'd love to see Elliot Spitzer get that job.

[C_U_L8R]

5. What's Patrick Fitzgerald's orientation... judicially

[scarletwoman]

6. NO. FUCKING. WAY. He is NOT our friend!

Oh, and he IS a republican.

[C_U_L8R]

13. hahaha thanks

i didn't know hahaha

[sellitman]

7. I nominate Judge Dennis Kucinich

Imagine!

[WI_DEM]

18. Is he a judge?

[sellitman]

33. That was just wishful thinking.

But there is no reason he couldn't be now. Imagine the GOP heads exploding all over the country.

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Smarmie Doofus]

9. Kenji Yoshino

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenji_Yoshino

Asians and gays are people too. It's time the court reflected that fact. Also, he's *outstanding*.

[sampsonblk]

10. Hillary Clinton

She is the one for the job.

[ginnyinWI]

11. needs to be a woman! n/t

[rucky]

12. Know any 12-year-old SJD's?

I think we need to get a younun in there.

[ColbertWatcher]

14. Erwin Chemerinsky

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erwin_Chemerinsky

[yardwork]

26. He's got my vote!

[ColbertWatcher]

15. There was a Chicago-area judge (or professor?) whose name I've forgotten. n/t

[rwheeler31]

16. Sheldon Whitehouse , Arturo Davis, Clair Mcaskill

[ColbertWatcher]

17. Daniel A. Farber.

Author of http://powells.com/biblio/64-9780465022984-1">"Retained by the People: The "Silent" Ninth Amendment and the Constitutional Rights Americans Don't Know They Have"

[tekisui]

19. Midge Rendell?

Mentioned by PCIntern today, from Philly. She would be easy for Specter to get out of committee and prevent against filibuster.

[blueclown]

20. Harold Koh, Elena Kagan, Sonia Sotomayor, Cass Sunstein, etc.

There are tons of good choices.

Hopefully the President doesn't nominate some pragmatic moderate.

[rcrush]

21. Judge Reinhold

[WI_DEM]

22. Hillary Rodam Clinton--yes, I like her as Sec of State but I think she would be more effective as

a Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court and have a more lasting legacy.

[TankLV]

23. Bill Clinton!!!

We'd get a two-fer

A good justice

and a LOT of repukes/conservatives/fundy wacko nutjobs would just CHOKE and DROP DEAD right off at the mere mention of his name!

[flvegan]

31. First one that came to my mind.

Roe v Wade would be safe, etc, etc. The plus is in the exploding heads on the right.

[Renew Deal]

24. It's unlikely that anyone we have ever heard of will get it.

Justices usually come out of legal circles.

[FarLeftRage]

25. Anita Hill...

Just to drive slappy more whacko than he already is... :rofl:

[Catherine Vincent]

27. My top 3:

Bill Clinton
Patrick Fitzgerald
Hillary Clinton

(nnito)

[Kip Humphrey]

28. Do we really want to institutionalize globalism in constitutional law???

[mb7588a]

29. options

Dem. vetters look to the DC court first:
Inez Smith Reid
http://www.dcappeals.gov/dccourts/docs/DCCA_Bio_Reid.pdf Might be too old.

Vanessa Ruiz
http://www.dcappeals.gov/dccourts/docs/DCCA_Bio_Ruiz.pdf 59 years old, born in Puerto Rico.

And another option:
Sadra L. Lynch
-first woman on the 1st dist. court of appeals

Here's a tool: http://www.fjc.gov/public/home.nsf/hisj

[Duer 157099]

30. Jon Turley and Glenn Greenwald

They are the only two I trust

[Skink]

32. Jennifer Garner might be between contracts.