Obama 9th Circuit nominee rebuked Bush Administration for diluting Endangered Species Act

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Judge Mary Murguia, U. S. District Court, District of Arizona
Nominated by William J. Clinton on July 21, 2000
Nominee for the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
49 years old


"A 2008 ruling by Murguia derailed efforts by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the George W. Bush administration to remove protections for desert-nesting bald eagles" (LA Times, 2010).

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-judge-nominee27-2010mar27,0,4576182.story
http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/species/birds/desert_nesting_bald_eagle/pdfs/petition-to-uplist-order-20080305.pdf


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Former DOJ Official Picked for 9th Circuit (Obama nominates Mary Murguia) (Fri Mar-26-10)
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x8022099

9th Circuit 3 judge panel rules in favor of police who tasered and scarred a pregnant woman (Sat Mar-27-10)
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x8028943

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1. You'd think Republicans would be enthusiastic about defending at least THIS species

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3. No, they would have let the symbol of America die years ago

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2. Judge Mary Murguia, sounds like a

very good nominee.

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4. I agree now that I have read a bit more about her

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5. He sure is sending up a group of diverse folks