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By now we have all read that 69 year old U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice David Souter, from New Hampshire, is retiring from the highest court in the land.
“Article Two of the United States Constitution gives the President power to nominate Justices, who are then appointed “by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.” However, that person must receive the confirmation of the Senate, meaning that a majority of that body must find that person to be a suitable candidate for a lifetime appointment on the nation’s highest court.”
As we await president Obama’s recommendation to replace retiring Associate Justice Souter a recommendation was made on the radio today that he consider CBS’s “Judge Judy.”
Judy Sheindlin, “Judge Judy,” a former family court judge, nominated 11 times for daytime EMMY awards, has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She surely has a national ID and meets the US Constitution’s criteria to serve on this court.
Judge Judith Sheindlin
The following web site contains “Judge Judy’s Lessons on Life and the Law” http://www.judgejudy.com/judys_tips.php
Those of us who followed the Kelo case will not forget Justice Souter.
Logan Clements, one of our property rights activists, attempted to take Justice Souter’s New Hampshire farm property after his prevailing vote in the terrible 5-4 Kelo v. New London, CT property rights ruling.
“The Lost Liberty Hotel or Lost Liberty Inn was a proposed hotel to be built on the site of United States Supreme Court Associate Justice David Souter’s properties in Weare, New Hampshire. The proposal was a reaction to the Supreme Court’s Kelo v. New London (2005) decision in which Souter joined the majority ruling that the U.S. Constitution allows the use of eminent domain to condemn privately owned real property for use in private economic development projects.”
Juice readers: You never know how these judges will vote after approved by the Senate. Justice Souter was appointed by president Bush 41 who was under the impression that Souter was a conservative.
Justice Souter was in the Court Minority in their 5-4 ruling of the Florida recount in Bush v. Gore presidential election.
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Unfortunately, I am not allowed to vote for Supreme Court Justices, but she would be MY nominee!
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She beats Harriett Myers!
How soon we forget!
I second Larry…Judge Judy is z best!
Love Judge Judy, but the job is for
less opinionated decisionmaking.
Thats what makes her entertaining.
The SupeCt doesn’t represent the people
but the Constitution -against abuses by/
against people, which includes
the environment all living things depend on.
When as in time the Constitution evolves w/ society change,it is more often to redefine
what is considered as transgression, repealing and
adding accordingly the recent mores of science and society.
America can be proud its SupCt has grown repeatedly in the direction of ‘non-political’
oversight in protecting basic freedoms and against excess authority.
Pres Obama’s criteria of “empathy” well reflect his years as Constitutional Law Professor.
Any nation is lucky to have a leader who respects
their Constitution.
Judge Judy? OMG – what is this GOP preoccupation with celebrities? 😉
Obama has certain qualities that he will be seeking in a new Justice:
Now, the process of selecting someone to replace Justice Souter is among my most serious responsibilities as President. So I will seek somebody with a sharp and independent mind and a record of excellence and integrity. I will seek someone who understands that justice isn’t about some abstract legal theory or footnote in a case book. It is also about how our laws affect the daily realities of people’s lives — whether they can make a living and care for their families; whether they feel safe in their homes and welcome in their own nation.
I view that quality of empathy, of understanding and identifying with people’s hopes and struggles as an essential ingredient for arriving as just decisions and outcomes. I will seek somebody who is dedicated to the rule of law, who honors our constitutional traditions, who respects the integrity of the judicial process and the appropriate limits of the judicial role. I will seek somebody who shares my respect for constitutional values on which this nation was founded, and who brings a thoughtful understanding of how to apply them in our time.
As I make this decision, I intend to consult with members of both parties across the political spectrum. And it is my hope that we can swear in our new Supreme Court Justice in time for him or her to be seated by the first Monday in October when the Court’s new term begins.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/09/05/01/The-Presidents-Remarks-on-Justice-Souter/
That’s from the horse’s mouth at the White House site. I am expecting someone that is not “popular” except to legal nerds who would follow this kind of thing.
Red Vixen.
Empathy. What about our Constitution. It’s bad enough that we have lost part of the Fifth Amendment protections (property rights), the second Amendment (right to bear arms) is in their sights and now we appoint judges who feel our pain? So we can look forward to judicial activism?
Impeach Judge Judy for being TV trash. Impeach Family Court Judges for applying and practicing the law in such a way as to breach and perpetuate
the the breach of US Constitution. The so called law professionals have not been able to police themselves.
judge judy’s rock she out standing and honest smart make america country a better place to live peacefully.
im only 13 and from my short experience watching judge judy she is an excellent canadiate for that position. no other judge in my eyes instill in civil laws and exceed in remarkable , embrassive attitude and passion to the law as she do and she does it so well. but in conclusion judge judy deserve and would fore surely honor her position.
Judy I’m looking for ya. Anyway there’s no better person for a mans job,then a women. And in reals you are the best one for the job. Thanks Bettyjo of salt lake city