Edith Brown Clement

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In July 2005, after Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor announced her retirement, Clement was regarded in the press as the frontrunner to succeed her, though President Bush ultimately selected John Roberts for the seat. [16] [17] Following the death of Chief Justice William Rehnquist in September 2005, and Bush eventually nominating Roberts for the Chief Justice position instead, Clement was again mentioned as a possible choice to fill the vacant Associate Justice seat, or for Chief Justice if Bush did not alter Roberts' nomination. [18] Much of this speculation was because Clement is a conservative woman with a limited paper trail on controversial issues. Eventually, Bush chose White House Counsel Harriet Miers as his nominee to succeed O'Connor, but after Miers withdrew her nomination, some sources reported that Clement was still a potential choice for the seat, [19] though others reported she was out of consideration; [20] Judge Samuel Alito was ultimately confirmed to O'Connor's seat.

Personal life

Clement and her husband, Rutledge, have two children. Rutledge Clement was a noted lawyer in New Orleans until having a near-fatal stroke in the mid-1990s, though by 2005, he had recovered his abilities to drive and speak. [21]

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References

  1. ↑ "Louisiana: Clement, Edith Brown", Who's Who in American Politics, 2007–2008 (Marquis Who's Who: New Providence, New Jersey, 2007)
  2. ↑ "PN665 — Edith Brown Clement — The Judiciary". United States Congress. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Edith Brown Clement at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges , a publication of the Federal Judicial Center .
  4. ↑ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Edith Brown Clement, of Louisiana, to be U.S. Circuit Judge)". United States Senate. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  5. ↑ Blackman, Josh (September 28, 2017). "6/ Also Judge Edith Brown Clement took senior status on 9/25/17, so there is another vacancy in Louisiana to fill #appellatetwitterpic.twitter.com/GmZYaIy3Pr". @JoshMBlackman. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
  6. ↑ Adler, Jonathan H. (September 28, 2017). "Opinion | Four for the 5th Circuit (and other new judicial nominations)". Washington Post. ISSN   0190-8286 . Retrieved September 28, 2017.
  7. ↑ Stern, Mark Joseph (March 25, 2019). "Fifth Circuit Judge Does Her Best Trump Impression in Opinion Attacking Liberal Colleagues". Slate.
  8. ↑ 352 F.3d 150 (5th Cir. 2003)
  9. ↑ 339 F.3d 273 (5th Cir., 2003)
  10. ↑ 408 F.3d 186 (5th Cir. 2005)
  11. ↑ 311 F. 3d 376
  12. ↑ 362 F.3d 286
  13. 1 2 "Doe v. Silsbee Independent School District, Opinion of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals" (PDF).
  14. 1 2 "Cheerleader must compensate school that told her to clap 'rapist'". Independent.co.uk . May 4, 2011.
  15. ↑ "2011 02 22 CheerAppeal Petition for Certiorari".
  16. ↑ Curry, Tom (July 19, 2005). "Uncertainty builds over Bush high court choice". MSNBC.com . Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  17. ↑ Bumiller, Elisabeth (July 19, 2005). "Announcement of Supreme Court Nominee May Be Soon" . The New York Times . p. A16. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  18. ↑ Baker, Peter (September 5, 2005). "Second Court Vacancy Triggers a Scramble" . The Washington Post . Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  19. ↑ Morton, Jason (October 28, 2005). "Edith Clement, graduate of UA, still on the short list". The Tuscaloosa News . Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  20. ↑ Greenburg, Jan Crawford (October 28, 2005). "Bush pulls plug on Miers". The Chicago Tribune . Retrieved June 30, 2022.
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Edith Clement
Edith Brown Clement.jpg
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Assumed office
May 14, 2018
Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
1991–2001		Succeeded by
Preceded byChief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
2001		Succeeded by
Preceded by Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
2001–2018		Succeeded by
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