Thursday, January 26, 2017

Pryor fading... Gorsuch and Hardiman rising.

According to numerous blogs, Judge Pryor isn't at the top of the SCOTUS list for Scalia's seat. I bet Trump wants someone to sail through for this seat and will save the more controversial selection for the following pick. Here's ABC on Gorsuch, who seems to be the leading contender right now (according to Trump, it will be announced a week from today):
One of Donald Trump's Supreme Court advisers said the process of picking a nominee is "very far along" -- and had words of praise for Colorado judge Neil Gorsuch.

"There is a lot of information in the hopper about who these people are and what their records are like and what qualities they have to serve on the Supreme Court," Leonard Leo told ABC's Jonathan Karl and Rick Klein on the "Powerhouse Politics" podcast.

Although Leo cautioned he would "never assume a front-runner," he spoke highly of Gorsuch, who sits on the bench of the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver.

"He has very, very distinguished background," Leo said. "He has probably 200 or so published opinions as an appeals clerk judge. They are extremely eloquently written, they're incisive, understandable, clear, opinionated."
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7 comments:

  1. Anonymous9:40 AM

    what is "an appeals clerk judge"?

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  2. Anonymous9:55 AM

    Actually. it wasn't that Bill was too far-right crazy, it was that he was not crazy enough

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  3. Anonymous10:08 AM

    Gorsuch is an extraordinarily gifted writer. If you're familiar with his style, you can read the first sentence of a Tenth Circuit opinion and know if he wrote it. It's remarkable. Politics aside, he's a great jurist--very much in the Easterbrook mold.

    Hardiman may be less intellectually gifted, but he is a prince of man--a genuinely good guy. He's beloved on the Third. It's no surprise that Judge Barry and a host of others are going to bat for him. The smart money is on him.

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  4. Anonymous1:08 PM

    Gorsuch's position on Chevron deference and Brand X is spot on about the separation of powers problem. Though I have no love for Trump, Gorsuch would be great for the Court.

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  5. Anonymous12:52 AM

    Pryor NOT getting on would be dodging a major bullet for the country, but a huge loss to those of us who proactive in the 11th.

    Honestly, I am torn. Would love to see him go, but hate to see him arrive.

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  6. Anonymous2:16 PM

    FAM should be waiting by the phone. Just saying.

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  7. Anonymous2:51 PM

    Does it really matter? America has survived for 240 years, but it will not survive the next four. Republic of California, here I come.

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