White House lawyer in running for seat on the Supreme Court

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Source: AP

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump didn't have to look very far for one of the contenders on his short list to replace the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court: he's been considering one of his own lawyers.

Kate Comerford Todd is a deputy White House counsel, helping navigate Trump's White House through a thicket of legal issues. It's a role she knows well, having served in the counsel's office during the administration of the last Republican president, George W. Bush.

Todd, 45, is the only lawyer mentioned as being on Trump's shortlist who has not previously been a judge, though she's hardly unfamiliar with the high court, having clerked for Justice Clarence Thomas. Her experience is otherwise diverse: she's twice counseled the White House, worked at a prestigious law firm and represented the interests of a leading business advocacy group.

“She is absolutely brilliant,” said Helgi Walker, a partner at the Gibson Dunn law firm who also served as a Thomas law clerk and in the White House counsel's office under Bush. “She is thoughtful, caring, considerate. She always tries to get it right, no matter what she's doing.”

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Haven't heard of her before. However if she's dealt directly with Trump it might gove an inside track.

[still_one]

1. That should disqualify her immediately for conflict of interest, but it won't

[mzmolly]

2. She's

never been a judge. No judicial record to examine. Ugh.

I know that's not a requirement but ...

[kwolf68]

3. A Thomas clerk

Literally one of the worst judges in American history, though can't imagine she is worse than the Prayer Lady

[Statistical]

4. Don't be disrespectful ... it is handmaid lady.

[DeminPennswoods]

13. Thomas' clerks probably didn't have to do

much research since he just went along with whatever Scalia wrote, except for protecting porn.

[bucolic_frolic]

5. I think Trump should go with Chuck Woolery

Or Hannity.

[stillcool]

6. it shouldn't be too hard..

for a bunch of old white men to size up a rubber stamp.

[JaneQPublic]

7. Harriet Miers, part deux (nt)

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

9. Except the Republican Senate back then told Bush not to nominate her

I don't expect the Trump sycophants in this Senate to do likewise with Todd.

[JaneQPublic]

10. Yeah, I guess that level of integrity is too much to hope for nowadays.

The entire GOP is integrity-averse.

[NYC Liberal]

11. I don't think it was a matter of integrity then.

She didn't have much of a record, not being a judge, so Republicans simply couldn't be sure she was right-wing enough. She supposedly told Arlen Specter during one of their meetings that she believed the Constitution guaranteed a right to privacy, which the anti-choicers threw a fit over.

[lastlib]

8. "Thoughtful, caring, considerate" disqualifies her immediately from tRump's POV....

Criminal, psychopathic, asshole-y, and willing to lick his balls is what he's looking for.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

12. I didn't know any Fox girls were working as WH lawyers.

The first requirement Trump has for a SCOTUS nominee: does he think he can score with her?