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UPI: Bush May Pick AG Gonzales for Supreme Court

By Jeralyn, Section Judiciary
Posted on Sun Jun 19, 2005 at 06:14:54 PM EST
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UPI:

Sources close to the White House have revealed President Bush may be considering appointing Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to the Supreme Court. Chief Justice William Rehnquist, suffering from thyroid cancer, has not officially announced his retirement, but experts expect him to step down at the end of the court's term next week, The Washington Post reported Sunday.

The Post said Bush and his advisors are focusing on three candidates, including Gonzales and federal appeals Judges John Roberts and J. Michael Luttig. The newspaper said Bush's dilemma revolves around conflicting desires to pick a reliable conservative and to make history with the first Hispanic chief justice.

Officials and experts had initially expected Gonzales to be ruled out as a Supreme Justice after he was appointed Attorney General earlier this year. However, several advisers with close ties to the White House have said in recent days that Bush appears to be considering Gonzales alongside the other nominees.

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    UPI: Bush May Pick AG Gonzales for Supreme Court | 3 comments (3 topical)
    Re: UPI: Bush May Pick AG Gonzales for Supreme Cou (none / 0) (#1)
    by aw on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:00:14 PM EST
    Jeez, you think the democrats will fight this? (And I'm a democrat).

    Re: UPI: Bush May Pick AG Gonzales for Supreme Cou (none / 0) (#2)
    by Darryl Pearce on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:00:14 PM EST
    ...jeez, history under the Bush administration seems to be running at ...methamphetimine speed! Or is it because I'm just 45 years old and my irritable curmudgeonliness is more prevelant?

    Re: UPI: Bush May Pick AG Gonzales for Supreme Cou (none / 0) (#3)
    by DawesFred60 on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:00:14 PM EST
    I Love it!..Bush the guy for aztlan, bet we see some real shot-outs-over this one! Gonzales is one happy guy! and bush can't wait to get his boy in place, but will old Gonzales stay in place after he gets the job?

    UPI: Bush May Pick AG Gonzales for Supreme Court | 3 comments (3 topical)