Harriet Miers for Supremes? Not Strong Pro-lifer
By J. Grant Swank Jr. (10/02/05)
Some suggest that Harriet Miers, 60, is it. She’s the one US President George W. Bush will name as his choice for the Supreme Court.
If so, we don’t have a strong pro-lifer in Miers. She’s in the context of Karen Hughes and Condoleeza Rice. They are not ardent pro-lifer endorsers.
Miers is White House counsel. She was the first woman to be a partner at a prestigious Texas law firm. She also became the first woman as president of the State Bar of Texas. Further, Ms. Miers was personal lawyer to Mr. Bush.
According to the New York Times, September 29, 2005: "In 1995, Mr. Bush, then governor of Texas, named her chairwoman of the Texas Lottery Commission and gave her the task of cleaning up that scandal-plagued agency. Ms. Miers has never been a judge, although that is not a requirement for a Supreme Court justice."
David Frum in National Review wrote: "Keep an eye on Harriet Miers, White House counsel. Miers was the first woman president of the Texas Bar Association, a co-managing partner of a 400-lawyer firm in Texas, a one-time Dallas city councilor, and by the by, the personal lawyer to one George W. Bush. She joined his staff as governor, served as staff secretary (Richard Darman's old job) in the first administration, and now oversees the White House's legal work."
Miers was educated at Southern Methodist University. She earned undergraduate and law degrees there.
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