Advice to President Barack Obama on Judicial Nominees

Todd Thurman / March 12, 2009

Former Attorney General Ed Meese hosted a panel to give President Barack Obama advice when on choosing his nominations for the the Supreme and Appellate courts. On the panel were Walter Dellinger, Stuart Taylor, and Jonathan Adler.

Dellinger had a bevy of advice. First, he advised Obama to select someone who is humble. He said that opinions would be far more persuasive if they were honest, weighing both sides equally and walking us through the decision making process that lead them to whatever decision they made. He also said that Obama should pick judges that play well with others. If Justices can get other judges to be more bipartisan, it could help guide the Supreme Court as well as lower courts in future decisions.

Dellinger also stated that diversity is good, but Obama must understand the limits of it. (more…)