October 3, 2005
INFORMATION ON SUPREME COURT NOMINEE HARRIET MIERS
Calling her the one person who stood out as exceptionally well-suited to sit on the highest court, President Bush today nominated Harriet Miers to fill Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's soon-to-be-vacated seat on United States Supreme Court. Curious to know more about Ms. Miers, I contacted three friends--all of whom work in the legal profession in Texas (two are lawyers, one's a judge), and who I suspect personally know or have worked alongside the nominee in one respect or another--just to see what their responses would be to these two very simple questions...
1. What do you know about Harriet Miers?
2. What do you think of her?
Reply #1 (from a well-connected Houston-based attorney who I used to work with):
I liked her, and even worked with her a bit. She was an officer of the State Bar, as well, when I worked on that Board. Probably a good choice. Her history as Bush's personal lawyer seems to raise some potential conflict issues but that's for someone else to work out. She's not as conservative as, and she's smarter than, some he might have selected.
My other contacts haven't replied as of yet, but I suspect each will offer up an opinion (which I'll be sure to post once they arrive).
Posted by Mikal at October 3, 2005 9:56 AM
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I'm eager to hear what your other contacts said. I can't really have an educated opinion about this candidate without more information, so I appreciate your efforts to get us some, Mikal. Thanks.
