AP: Miss. Attorney Asks Out of (5th Circuit) Nomination

[Eugene]

Miss. Attorney Asks Out of Nomination

The Associated Press
Tuesday, December 26, 2006; 7:33 PM

JACKSON, Miss. -- A Mississippi attorney asked President Bush to withdraw his nomination
to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, saying he doesn't believe the senior Democrat
on the Senate Judiciary Committee considers him a consensus nominee.

Jackson attorney Michael Wallace, 54, told The Associated Press on Tuesday that he
made the request in a letter sent late last week. The New Orleans-based 5th Circuit hears
cases from Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas.

Wallace wrote that he believes a majority of the Senate would consent to his nomination.
However, he said that incoming Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt.,
"made it clear two weeks ago that he intends to permit vacancies to be filled only with
'consensus nominees'" and that Leahy has indicated he doesn't consider Wallace to be
such a nominee.

In February, Bush nominated Wallace to fill the 5th Circuit seat vacated by Judge Charles
Pickering Sr., who left the court more than a year ago. In November, Wallace's name was
among six judicial nominations Bush resubmitted to the Senate.

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Full article: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/26/AR2006122600730.html

[Ian David]

1. How long does Bush have to give him a recess appointment?

Bush doesn't let his appointments get an up-or-down vote.

[TheMadMonk]

2. Ten/eleven days. (damn that dateline) n/t

[saigon68]

12. LOL

[cal04]

3. Lawyer Asks Bush to Revoke His Nomination to the Bench

A Mississippi lawyer asked President Bush to withdraw his nomination to an appellate court, saying that he does not believe that the senior Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee considers him a consensus nominee.

The lawyer, Michael B. Wallace, 54, of Jackson, said Tuesday that he made the request in a letter sent to the White House last week.

Wallace wrote that he thinks a majority of the Senate would consent to his nomination. But he said incoming Judiciary Chairman Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.) "made it clear two weeks ago that he intends to permit vacancies to be filled only with 'consensus nominees' " and that Leahy has indicated that he doesn't consider Wallace to be such a nominee.

In February, Bush nominated Wallace, a former aide to Sen. Trent Lott (R-Miss.), to fill the seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit vacated more than a year ago by Judge Charles Pickering Sr., also a Mississippian. The New Orleans-based 5th Circuit hears cases from Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/26/AR2006122600816.html

[Rabrrrrrr]

4. He's really saying "Crap - now they'll dig up all the pedophilia and gay prostitutes

during my confirmation, which wouldn't have been dug up when the Republicans were in charge, so I better bow out now before I end up in jail."

[Nite Owl]

5. That was my first thought too

He doesn't want messy stuff on him to see the light.

[Judi Lynn]

6. This is Bush's THIRD ATTEMPT to get this clown through. What IS the limit, here,

the breaking off point on his efforts to ram this guy in there?

Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
Returned to President December 9, 2006



--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Michael B. Wallace


President George W. Bush nominated Michael B. Wallace to a seat on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on February 8, 2006. Wallace received an unanimous "Not Qualified" rating by the American Bar Association's (ABA) Standing Committee on Federal Judiciary (a first for a Court of Appeals nominee in 24 years). Link here to read the ABA's testimony relative to this rating.

On August 3, 2006, Wallace's nomination was returned to the President, under the provisions of Senate Rules XXXI paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of Senate. President Bush renominated Wallace September 5, 2006. The Senate Judiciary Committee returned his nomination to the President on September 29, 2006. President Bush renominated Wallace November 15, 2006. Wallace's failed nomination was returned to the President on December 9, 2006.

http://www.judgingtheenvironment.org/nominees/page.jsp?itemID=27695148

You might want to take a look at the ABA report. Very informative:

http://www.abanet.org/scfedjud/statements/wallace.pdf

Words like "nasty," "dismissive," "abusive," "mean," "rude," "extremely arrogant," "egotistical," "condescending," and "extraordinarily impolite," were used, as well as information on his bigotry, starting around page #12, 13, 14, reference to actual hostility toward people different from himself would tell me he's an idiot after the heart of people like _Bush. Heck, he sounds just like John Bolton, doesn't he?

He's a former aide to Trent Lott. Say no more! Wink, wink, nudge, nudge.



His "face!"

On edit:



Is it my imagination or does he look like _Bush nephew, "Pierce Bush?" Maybe it's just that they're both just smirking.

[Devlzown]

7. I'm scared to guess how many

people of his ilk have been promoted to the bench in the last six years. Hope I never have to face any of them in court.

[MiniMe]

8. Actually, he has been rejected 3 times from committee

8/3/06
9/5/06
11/15/06

All returned to * from committee. I think the guy is saying "Please, don't nominate me again", I would if I were him.

Why is * trying to nominate somebody that received a "not qualified" rating from the ABA anyway?

[Auntie Bush]

9. "Why is * trying to nominate somebody that received a "not qualified" rating from

the ABA anyway?" Blackmail? Just maybe he knows something about bush*.

[saigon68]

11. That "Pierce Bush" is quite a Piece of Work

Isn't he






MORE HERE

http://www.wonkette.com/politics/top/pierce-bush-and-facebook-need-we-say-more-182289.php

[Erika]

10. Leahy is saying knock off the right wing wackos n/t