Obama nominates Palin appointee to the 9th Circuit

[usregimechange]

Justice Morgan Christen, Alaska Supreme Court
Nominee for the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
49 Years Old (Young enough to be in the running for a SCOTUS appointment)

"Christen was named to the Alaska high court by then-Gov. Sarah Palin in 2009, but the choice was largely forced on the conservative by state law requiring the governor to choose between two candidates put forward by the Alaska Judicial Council" (LA Times, May 19th, 2011, emphasis added).

Former Board member of Planned Parenthood

Represented of the State of Alaska during the Exxon Valdez oil spill

Former Alaska Superior Court judge nominated by former Democratic Gov. Tony Knowles in 2001

Opposed by Alaska Family Council when a nominee for Justice

Supported by Alaska senators, Republican Lisa Murkowski and Democrat Mark Begich

Past service on the Board of Directors for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Alaska

Recipient of the Light of Hope award for work on behalf of Alaska's children

WH release
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/05/18/president-obama-nominates-justice-morgan-christen-united-states-court-ap

[LiberalAndProud]

1. Funny. The subject line made this sound like a bad thing.

I'm liking her already.

[usregimechange]

2. You got to do something to get DUers to pay attention

[joshcryer]

7. Nicely done, I hope people take the bait. Thanks for the post!

[Tx4obama]

3. Love it. Bet Palin is reelin' now, and probably had a hissy-fit back in 2009 too. LOL

More info in the bio below
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morgan_Christen

[usregimechange]

4. Complete stealth nominee, secret weapon

[BzaDem]

5. Just another sellout. Proves once again that there is no difference between D and R.

:sarcasm:

She sounds quite liberal actually from the limited information we have. K&R.

[Tx4obama]

9. More info about her in the 2009 article on the link below

http://www.adn.com/2009/03/04/711378/palin-bucks-pressure-in-supreme.html

Excerpt:

SNIP

Christen's application included her membership in several charitable groups, including some from her past, but did not mention that she was on the board of Planned Parenthood in the mid-1990s. The organization, which didn't provide abortions in Alaska until 2003, is now on the opposite side of a Palin-supported bill to require girls under 17 to get parental consent for an abortion.

SNIP

Christen, 47, attended colleges in England, Switzerland and China before graduating from the University of Washington with a bachelor's in international studies. Her law degree is from Golden Gate University in San Francisco. She's currently on the board of the Alaska Community Foundation and the Rasmuson Foundation.

SNIP

[Horse with no Name]

6. Sounds like a wonderful choice. n/t

[Tx4obama]

8. The 'other' person that Palin had to pick between was ......

Palmer Superior Court Judge Eric Smith

see article below from March 4th, 2009

http://www.adn.com/2009/03/04/711378/palin-bucks-pressure-in-supreme.html

[Tx4obama]

10. Regarding the folks that OBAMA picked from ... and also info regarding ANOTHER 9th Circuit seat

July 26, 2010

New Names Emerge for 9th Circuit Seats

http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1202463876409&slreturn=1&hbxlogin=1

[blondeatlast]

11. Very nice! (And very clever--kudos usrc!). nt

[Adsos Letter]

12. Good!

[liberalla]

13. Thanks, Sarah!

I know you didn't mean to, but that was a super appointment you made. B-)

[Tx4obama]

14. K & R n/t