Goodwin Liu and the Court of Appeals

Goodwin Liu

Thanks, MN for sending this article about Goodwin Liu, who was nominated by Obama to become an appeals court judge.  Republicans are up in arms over…well, I’m not sure what they’re up in arms over.  Liu supports gay marriage and affirmative action (which, of course, I don’t always support), and they’re accusing him of being an activist from the bench.  They truly are the “Party of No.”  Analysts see his nomination as a precursor to the fight that will almost inevitably take place when Obama nominates a judge to replace U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stevens.  The Repubs are fighting mad, and the beat down started on Friday.  Apparently though, Goodwin Liu is holding his own.

There are no current active Asian American judges on the U.S. circuit courts of appeal, and of course, there has never been an AA U.S. Supreme Court Justice.

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