The SCOTUS in the balance..........

Winken said:

A miraculous change is on the horizon.

Since President Donald J. Trump announced Judge Neil Gorsuch as his nominee, there has been overwhelming, bipartisan support and praise for his experience, knowledge, and deep respect for the rule of law. The American Bar Association unanimously rated Judge Gorsuch “well-qualified” to serve on the Supreme Court. According to the ABA, the “committee confines its evaluation to the qualities of integrity, professional competence and judicial demeanor,” and even Senator Chuck Schumer has described the ABA assessment as the “gold standard” in evaluating judicial nominations. Dozens of Judge Gorsuch’s former Harvard Law classmates came together to endorse his nomination. Members of the Senate and House have endorsed him, as have Constitutional enforcers across the nation.

Pray for his appointment to SCOTUSA.

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In January 2006, there was an opening on the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, and on January 10, 2006, the Denver Post reported that there were three finalists—all women—with no mention of Gorsuch. This is not surprising—although Gorsuch had roots in Colorado, he had never practiced law there, compared to the three finalists who had deep ties to the Colorado legal community: a former Colorado Supreme Court Justice; a federal district court judge; and Colorado’s Solicitor General and professor at the University of Colorado. Also, at the time, the twelve-member court only had two female judges, and Colorado had never had a female circuit court judge (and still hasn’t).

What is surprising is that just two days after the Denver Post article, Anschutz’s lawyer sent the White House a letter on Anschutz’s behalf recommending Gorsuch, and three weeks later, Gorsuch was interviewing with the White House Counsel. By mid-March, President Bush had approved his nomination, subject to background clearances.
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Especially given the timeline around Judge Gorsuch’s circuit court nomination, there are questions around how—ten years later—history has repeated itself.

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