Tuesday, September 12, 2006
Birch Tells Governor To Look for "Qualifications" Not "Race"
Recently, I stumbled across the August 30 issue of The City Paper. The cover story is a feature on retiring Supreme Court Justice Adolpho A. Birch. City Paper staff writer Jared Allen interviewd the 73-year old former Chief Justice on his historic 12-year tenure on Tennessee's highest court.In it's closing paragraphs Allen addresses the issue of Birch's successor. He notes Governor Bredesen's recent rebuke of judicial recommendations because of its supposed lack of diversity. Bredesen instructed the Commission to find him "qualified minority candidates."
In the City Paper article, Justice Birch, is quoted as saying Bredesen's "empahasis" should be on "appointing qualified people, regardless of race." Birch went on to say, "I don't think that any seat, should be earmarked as a female seat, a Jewish seat, a black seat or whatever. The emphasis in my view should be on qualifications."
Bredesen should heed the words of our state's first black Supreme Court Justice.
Cross-posted at the Jim Bryson For Governor Blog.
// posted by Charles Badger @ 9/12/2006 03:21:00 PM 
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So I take it your "a-list" just happens to include only Black Republicans? A mere coincidence?
The problem with the judicial selection process, is that the commission pretty much gamed the selections in order to have their guy, Gordon Houston, nominated. While I'm sure Houston is a fine man, he is also the former Democratic party chairman and Senate Candidate...in other words, a politician.
The problem with the judicial selection process, is that the commission pretty much gamed the selections in order to have their guy, Gordon Houston, nominated. While I'm sure Houston is a fine man, he is also the former Democratic party chairman and Senate Candidate...in other words, a politician.
Is Justice Birch a Republican?
he is also the former Democratic party chairman and Senate Candidate...in other words, a politician."
And this is who you describe as the Commission's "guy"? Then it seems to me, the solution is to take the partisanship out of the process. What kind of "Commission" nominates a former Party Chairman? That makes about as much since as suggesting a plumber be appointed Attorney General. Who are these people?
he is also the former Democratic party chairman and Senate Candidate...in other words, a politician."
And this is who you describe as the Commission's "guy"? Then it seems to me, the solution is to take the partisanship out of the process. What kind of "Commission" nominates a former Party Chairman? That makes about as much since as suggesting a plumber be appointed Attorney General. Who are these people?
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