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Obama Makes First of Many Judicial Appointments

By Kia Franklin

Regarding his judicial philosophy, President Obama said this in an appearance on CNN?s Situation Room (May 8, 2008):

?[W]hat I do want is a judge who is sympathetic enough to those who are on the outside, those who are vulnerable, those who are powerless, those who can't have access to political power and as a consequence can't protect themselves from being dealt with sometimes unfairly. That the courts become a refuge for justice; that's been its historic role.?

Obama recently made the first of many judicial appointments to come, nominating David Hamilton for the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals. Despite bi-partisan support for Hamilton, conservative critics are crying doomsday because (gasp!) Hamilton did some door-knocking for ACORN back in the day (as in, three decades ago, before he attended law school). From Media Matters:

Relatedly, a hat tip goes to Ian Millhiser of OverruleBlog for this lovely gem.

Full post as published by TortDeform.com on March 19, 2009 (boomark / email).