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  • Supreme Court Nominees and the Fourth Circuit Curse ( March 2003 )
    Adam M. Gershowitz of Covington & Burling LLP

    It has been over eight years since a Supreme Court justice has retired, and with the 2002 Republican electoral gains there is speculation that Chief Justice Rehnquist or one of his colleagues will step down from the high court. The majority of pundits expect that White House Counsel Alberto Gonzalez will be President Bush's first Supreme Court nominee. It is widely known, however, that the President's conservative base favors a nominee more in the mold of Justices Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas.

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