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...secured unanimous confirmation from the Senate. Since then he has accumulated more experience in the federal judiciary than any other Supreme Court nominee in 70 years. Present and former colleagues of all political persuasions have been quick to praise Alito as an impartial, meticulous, and talented jurist...
...legislators, we vote for policies. But when we evaluate judges, we should consider only their ability to apply a fair and consistent standard of constitutional interpretation, even if it produces effects that we dislike. Alito’s record proves that he is an impartial and qualified jurist with a judicial philosophy that is well within the mainstream of modern jurisprudence. These are the only criteria that that should concern...
...that the 24-day nomination of Miers is over, Bush is likely to turn to an established conservative jurist with impeccable intellectual credentials. The leading Bush ally told TIME that Sam Alito, a federal appeals court judge from New Jersey and a favorite of the Federalist Society, the leading organization of conservative lawyers, is a likely pick. But all the other names that were touted back in September-California Supreme Court Justice Janice Rogers Brown and federal appeals court judges Michael Luttig, Michael McConnell, and Edith Jones will all get reviewed again. It's hard to see why Bush would...
...stories on Sandra Day O'Connor's resignation and the coming fight over the court's next Justice prompted readers to share their ideal choices for O'Connor's successor. Some hoped for a moderate jurist acceptable to most Americans, while others decried the politicization of judicial appointments...
...American Bar Association gave him the rating of “well qualified” without reservation, the highest possible mark for a jurist...