PRES. BUSH PICKS WHITE HOUSE COUNSEL, AND FORMER PERSONAL LAWYER, TO REPLACE JUSTICE O'CONNOR

October 3, 2005

President Bush picks his current White House Counsel, Harriet Miers, to be the next U.S. Supreme Court justice following Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's decision to retire from the bench. Miers has never been a judge, and previously served as Bush's personal lawyer. http://news.lp.findlaw.com/ap/o/51/10-03-2005/c40300233b66762c.html

Her Litigation Record: http://pview.findlaw.com/view/2172806_1?channel=LP

Learn About Miers' Background: http://news.lp.findlaw.com/ap/o/51/10-03-2005/3d7e000351750f7d.html

FindLaw's Supreme Court Center: http://supreme.lp.findlaw.com/