If You Were President . . .

[elleng]

Justice David H. Souter plans to retire from the Supreme Court in June, giving President Obama his first appointment to the court and the first seat for a Democratic president to fill in 15 years. Make your own selection for a replacement from the list of leading contenders below, or enter your own pick.

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/05/04/us/politics/20090504-souter-picker.html?hp

[ColbertWatcher]

1. Erwin Chemerinsky, who is currently at #17. n/t

[Laelth]

3. Chimerinsky is too old.

While I studied his textbook on Constitutional Law, and while I believe his heart is in the right place, I am not impressed with him as a scholar, and I would prefer a younger candidate.

:dem:

-Laelth

[ColbertWatcher]

4. He's 55! n/t

[Laelth]

5. My bad. He's much younger than I thought.

He looks older than that to me.

:dem:

-Laelth

[LuvNewcastle]

2. Pamela S. Karlan

[StevieM]

7. I agree! She would be the best (eom)

[TahitiNut]

6. Of those, I like Leah Ward Sears, Merrick B. Garland, and Kim M. Wardlaw best.

:shrug: Pamela S. Karlan is an attractive runner-up.