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Steven Colloton
Allison Eid
Raymond Gruender
Thomas Hardiman
Raymond Kethledge
Joan Larsen
Thomas Lee
William Pryor
David Stras
Diane Sykes
Don Willet
Wikipedia:
Steven Colloton (Iowa) Colloton was nominated to the Eighth Circuit by President George W. Bush on February 12, 2003, to a seat vacated by David R. Hansen. He was confirmed nearly seven months later by a vote of 94-1 by the Senate on September 4, 2003, and received his commission on September 10, 2003.
Allison Eid (Colorado) - In 2002, President George W. Bush appointed Eid to serve on the Permanent Committee for the Oliver Wendell Holmes Devise, which writes the history of the U.S. Supreme Court and sponsors the Oliver Wendell Holmes Lecture.[1][3][4] In 2005, Republican Governor Bill Owens appointed Eid to serve as Solicitor General of Colorado.[5] A year later, Owens appointed Eid to serve as the 95th Justice of the Colorado Supreme Court.[1] In 2008, 75% of Colorado voters voted to retain Eid on the Supreme Court.
Raymond Gruender (Missouri) - Gruender was nominated to the Eighth Circuit by President George W. Bush on September 29, 2003 to fill a seat vacated by Judge Pasco Bowman II. The United States Senate confirmed him almost eight months later on May 20, 2004 by a vote of 97–1, with the only vote against his confirmation coming from U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin.[4] Gruender received his commission on June 5, 2004.
Thomas Hardiman (Pennsylvania) - Hardiman was nominated to the Third Circuit by President George W. Bush on September 13, 2006 to fill a seat vacated by Judge Richard Lowell Nygaard, who assumed senior status in 2005. He was confirmed to that seat over seven months later by the U.S. Senate on March 15, 2007 by a vote of 95-0. He was the seventh judge appointed to the Third Circuit by Bush.
Hardiman was earlier appointed by Bush to be a judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. He was nominated to that position on April 9, 2003 and confirmed by voice vote on October 22, 2003.
Raymond Kethledge (Michigan) - On June 24, 2008, he was confirmed by voice vote, almost exactly two years after his original nomination. He received his commission on July 7, 2008. Kethledge was the eighth judge nominated to the Sixth Circuit by Bush and confirmed by the United States Senate.
Joan Larsen (Michigan) - Larsen has been a professor at the University of Michigan School of Law since 1998. She clerked for David B. Sentelle of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit and for Justice Antonin Scalia of the U.S. Supreme Court. She was assistant attorney general in the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel from January 2002 to May 2003.[3]
On October 1, 2015, she was appointed to the Michigan Supreme Court by Gov. Rick Snyder.[1] She will have to stand for election on November 8, 2016, to fill the remainder of Kelly's unexpired term, which runs through the end of 2018.
Thomas Lee (Utah) - Associate Chief Justice on the Utah Supreme Court. His nomination unanimously passed a vote by the Utah Supreme Court Judiciary Committee in mid-June 2010,[1] and he was sworn in July 19, 2010.
William Pryor (Alabama) - federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and a Commissioner on the United States Sentencing Commission.[1] Previously, he was the Attorney General of the State of Alabama from 1997 to 2004.
David Stras (Minnesota) - Stras was appointed to the Minnesota Supreme Court by Governor Tim Pawlenty, with his term beginning on July 1, 2010.[4] He was sworn in on July 12, 2010 in a public ceremony.[5] Stras was elected to a six-year term in 2012. Prior to his appointment, he was a frequent guest on legal topics at Minnesota Public Radio. He is believed to be the first Jewish justice on the Minnesota Supreme Court
Diane Sykes (Wisconsin) - President George W. Bush nominated Sykes to a seat on the Seventh Circuit on November 14, 2003. The Senate Judiciary Committee approved her nomination (14–5) on March 11, 2004, and she was confirmed 70–27 by the U.S. Senate on June 24, 2004. She was the first judge appointed to the Seventh Circuit by Bush.
Don Willett (Texas) - Justice on the Supreme Court of Texas. He was appointed by Governor Rick Perry on August 24, 2005, to fill the vacancy created when former Justice Priscilla Owen joined the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Willett was elected on November 7, 2006, and re-elected on November 6, 2012, to a six-year term that ends December 31, 2018.
Steven Colloton
Allison Eid
Raymond Gruender
Thomas Hardiman
Raymond Kethledge
Joan Larsen
Thomas Lee
William Pryor
David Stras
Diane Sykes
Don Willet
Wikipedia:
Steven Colloton (Iowa) Colloton was nominated to the Eighth Circuit by President George W. Bush on February 12, 2003, to a seat vacated by David R. Hansen. He was confirmed nearly seven months later by a vote of 94-1 by the Senate on September 4, 2003, and received his commission on September 10, 2003.
Allison Eid (Colorado) - In 2002, President George W. Bush appointed Eid to serve on the Permanent Committee for the Oliver Wendell Holmes Devise, which writes the history of the U.S. Supreme Court and sponsors the Oliver Wendell Holmes Lecture.[1][3][4] In 2005, Republican Governor Bill Owens appointed Eid to serve as Solicitor General of Colorado.[5] A year later, Owens appointed Eid to serve as the 95th Justice of the Colorado Supreme Court.[1] In 2008, 75% of Colorado voters voted to retain Eid on the Supreme Court.
Raymond Gruender (Missouri) - Gruender was nominated to the Eighth Circuit by President George W. Bush on September 29, 2003 to fill a seat vacated by Judge Pasco Bowman II. The United States Senate confirmed him almost eight months later on May 20, 2004 by a vote of 97–1, with the only vote against his confirmation coming from U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin.[4] Gruender received his commission on June 5, 2004.
Thomas Hardiman (Pennsylvania) - Hardiman was nominated to the Third Circuit by President George W. Bush on September 13, 2006 to fill a seat vacated by Judge Richard Lowell Nygaard, who assumed senior status in 2005. He was confirmed to that seat over seven months later by the U.S. Senate on March 15, 2007 by a vote of 95-0. He was the seventh judge appointed to the Third Circuit by Bush.
Hardiman was earlier appointed by Bush to be a judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. He was nominated to that position on April 9, 2003 and confirmed by voice vote on October 22, 2003.
Raymond Kethledge (Michigan) - On June 24, 2008, he was confirmed by voice vote, almost exactly two years after his original nomination. He received his commission on July 7, 2008. Kethledge was the eighth judge nominated to the Sixth Circuit by Bush and confirmed by the United States Senate.
Joan Larsen (Michigan) - Larsen has been a professor at the University of Michigan School of Law since 1998. She clerked for David B. Sentelle of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit and for Justice Antonin Scalia of the U.S. Supreme Court. She was assistant attorney general in the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel from January 2002 to May 2003.[3]
On October 1, 2015, she was appointed to the Michigan Supreme Court by Gov. Rick Snyder.[1] She will have to stand for election on November 8, 2016, to fill the remainder of Kelly's unexpired term, which runs through the end of 2018.
Thomas Lee (Utah) - Associate Chief Justice on the Utah Supreme Court. His nomination unanimously passed a vote by the Utah Supreme Court Judiciary Committee in mid-June 2010,[1] and he was sworn in July 19, 2010.
William Pryor (Alabama) - federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and a Commissioner on the United States Sentencing Commission.[1] Previously, he was the Attorney General of the State of Alabama from 1997 to 2004.
David Stras (Minnesota) - Stras was appointed to the Minnesota Supreme Court by Governor Tim Pawlenty, with his term beginning on July 1, 2010.[4] He was sworn in on July 12, 2010 in a public ceremony.[5] Stras was elected to a six-year term in 2012. Prior to his appointment, he was a frequent guest on legal topics at Minnesota Public Radio. He is believed to be the first Jewish justice on the Minnesota Supreme Court
Diane Sykes (Wisconsin) - President George W. Bush nominated Sykes to a seat on the Seventh Circuit on November 14, 2003. The Senate Judiciary Committee approved her nomination (14–5) on March 11, 2004, and she was confirmed 70–27 by the U.S. Senate on June 24, 2004. She was the first judge appointed to the Seventh Circuit by Bush.
Don Willett (Texas) - Justice on the Supreme Court of Texas. He was appointed by Governor Rick Perry on August 24, 2005, to fill the vacancy created when former Justice Priscilla Owen joined the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Willett was elected on November 7, 2006, and re-elected on November 6, 2012, to a six-year term that ends December 31, 2018.
