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Justice Edith Brown Clement?

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Supreme Court

Power Line has some thoughts on who will be announced tonight as the next nominee for the Supreme Court.

And as ABC News points out, Clement seems to be a uniter:

In anticipation of a selection, officials said the White House had contacted selected Republican senators they hoped would serve as advocates for the nominee. Democrats scoured the rulings and writings of leading contenders, including Clement, a 57-year-old jurist who was confirmed on a 99-0 vote by the Senate when she was elevated to the appeals court in 2001.

I guess we’ll all see at 9 p.m. EDT tonight…

UPDATE: 5:07 p.m. CST
Well, it looks like ABC is saying it’s NOT Clement.

An informed source told ABC News they had spoken with Clement and said she received a phone call from the White House this afternoon. According to the source, Clement was thanked for meeting with the president and sharing her views on the Supreme Court, but that the administration has decided to go in a “different direction.”

Hmm…does this mean that Gonzales is back in the running?

UPDATE: 5:41 p.m. CST
Capitol Buzz has this interesting bit of speculation:

Judge Michael Luttig left the office in a coat and tie today with his family in tow — He usually leaves wearing jeans. Could it be him?

Okay, I’ll stop…

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