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...process that eventually yielded Rehnquist and Powell last week began shortly after Nixon took the oath of office. Knowing that he would have at least one seat to fill?Warren had announced he was retiring???Nixon asked Attorney General John Mitchell to prepare a list of names consideration. For several weeks early in 1969, Deputy Attorney Richard Kleindienst and his aides researched the records of lawyers, judges, and law professors across the nation. They were guided by three basic criteria. The first was Nixon's preference for prior judicital experience?a requirement he waived last week for Rehnquist and Powell...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Nation: Nixon's Court: Its Making and Its Meaning | 11/1/1971 | See Source »

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