Justice Souter is retiring.

[Venkman]

I guess this gal is one of the leading candidates. She'll "make policy" as a SCOTUS justice.

http://hotairpundit.blogspot.com/200...ideo-2005.html

[Cali Coug]

Originally Posted by Venkman

I guess this gal is one of the leading candidates. She'll "make policy" as a SCOTUS justice.

http://hotairpundit.blogspot.com/200...ideo-2005.html

She is considered a leading candidate by the media because she is, to my knowledge, the only Latina judge on the federal bench right now. She may be highly qualified (I don't know much about her), but that isn't why the media is focusing on her at the moment.