Posted by Orin Kerr: 100-0 Nominees?: http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_05_22-2005_05_28.shtml#1116976148
Over at Legal Affairs, the [1]Debate Club is considering whether there are any nominees to the U.S. Supreme Court who are so outstanding that they would receive a 100-0 vote in the Senate. The goal is to find someone who is "approved by conservatives, lauded by moderates, and acceptable to liberals." The name that comes to mind to me is John Roberts of the D.C. Circuit. I am repeatedly struck by how people from across the political spectrum are tremendously impressed by him and his work. Especially as a replacement for a conservative Chief, Roberts seems like the best shot at a consensus candidate. Unfortunately, neither of the two participants to the Debate Club exchange have mentioned Roberts; Arkadi Gerney is only offering names that conservatives would obviously reject, and Carl Tobias so far has only mentioned judges who are dead. References 1. http://legalaffairs.org/webexclusive/debateclub_cj0505.msp _______________________________________________ Volokh mailing list [email protected] http://highsorcery.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/volokh
