President Bush Nominates Harriet Miers to Fill Open Supreme Court Seat
President Bush today nominated Harriet Miers-the current White House General Counsel-to fill the seat of retiring justice Sandra Day O'Connor. Although President Bush stated that Miers "has devoted her life to the rule of law and the cause of justice," Miers has never served as a judge, and she has a minimal public record from which the Senate can evaluate her nomination. In fact, speculation is already flying that, as a result of her position as counsel to the President, she will assert the attorney-client and executive privileges in response to attempts to uncover her positions on the issues. Although it's difficult to predict what perspective she will bring to bankruptcy law, because she represented a number of large companies during her years in private practice as a corporate litigator, it's unlikely she'll be any great friend to the cause of consumer bankruptcy law. I'll do some digging and see if I can find out anything more about her.
I welcome any insight or comments.
