Harriet Miers nominated for US Supreme Court

White House Counsel Would Replace Retiring Sandra Day O'Connor

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WASHINGTON POST

President Bush named White House counsel Harriet Miers, 60, to be associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court today.

Miers, who was Bush's personal attorney in Texas, was the first woman elected president of the Texas bar association and was a partner at the Texas law firm of Locke Liddell & Sapp before coming to Washington to work in the Bush administration.

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michael mccafferty comments:

What a truly remarkable woman Harriet Miers is. I have nothing but praise for this outstanding American lady from Texas. She will bring great honor and integrity to the US Supreme Court.