Granholm: High court nominee doesn't have to be judge, says she’s on Obama’s short list [View All]

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Gov. Jennifer Granholm
51 Years Old.

Judicial clerk for the Honorable Damon J. Keith on the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals

Michigan Attorney General

JD, Harvard Law School

Federal prosecutor in Detroit

Assistant US Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan

Two-term Governor of Michigan

Mother of three

Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm (D) says she’s once again on President Obama’s short list for appointment to the Supreme Court. In an interview with CNN, the term-limited governor says she has talked with people in the Obama administration about the upcoming nomination to replace retiring Justice John Paul Stevens.

“It's a great honor to be on -- considered on the list,” said Granholm who went through this process last year with the opening that went to Sonia Sotomayor. She did not say if she’s spoken with the President who Fox News reported this past week held informal discussions with some of the people he’s considering.

Granholm, like Obama, holds a law degree from Harvard and appeals to some people who want the President to pick someone who is not currently serving as a federal appellate court judge. All nine members of the current Court were federal appellate judges before their elevation to the high court.

Granholm shares that interest saying, “I think it's a very wise move to consider experience that is not just from the judicial monastery because -- I mean not just me but Janet Napolitano, people that have applied the laws that Congress enacts, that have seen their impact on people, that -- you know, I mean I'm from the most challenged state in the country. And, you know, for somebody to experience and see what everyday people are feeling and experiencing out there, I think is an important thing to consider.”
http://liveshots.blogs.foxnews.com/2010/04/25/granholm-says-shes-on-obamas-short-list/?test=latestnews

Pretty clear she wants the job. That may be a good indication that she would stay for a while.