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High Court Buzz Centers on Chicago Judge and Solicitor General
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| Contributor | Scott³ |
| Last Edited | Scott³ May 21, 2009 09:08pm |
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| Media | Newspaper - Washington Post |
| News Date | Friday, May 22, 2009 03:05:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Washington Post
"President Obama is intensifying his search for a Supreme Court nominee and has interviewed Judge Diane P. Wood of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit in Chicago, believed to be among a handful of top contenders.
Wood arrived in Washington on Tuesday to attend a conference at the Georgetown University Law Center, but she met with Obama as well, according to an individual familiar with the vetting process. Wood is a 14-year veteran of the federal bench and has known Obama since both taught at the University of Chicago Law School.
Wood was among a group of past, present, soon-to-be-past and perhaps future Supreme Court justices at the Georgetown event, the Sandra Day O'Connor Project on the State of the Judiciary. O'Connor was there, along with Justice Stephen G. Breyer and retiring Justice David H. Souter.
Several others mentioned as possibilities to succeed Souter also attended, but most of the buzz centered on Wood and Solicitor General Elena Kagan, who gave the keynote address. Both are said to be on the almost entirely female shortlist of candidates Obama is seriously considering.
Wood was surrounded by both reporters and lawyers at the conference, which she said she had long planned to attend. But when asked whether she would be meeting with anyone from the White House on her trip here, she ended the chat.
"No, no, I'm not answering any questions on that," she said with a laugh before moving on. An individual who is familiar with the vetting process said the meeting had already taken place and was part of a series of sessions with potential nominees that is expected to continue in the coming days." |
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