Judicial Endorsements and Media Information




	Welcome to the judicial advocacy section of RepublicanLawyer.com, the web site of the Republican National Lawyers Association (“RNLA”), the nation’s principal organization of lawyers associated with the Republican Party. The RNLA strongly supports the timely confirmation of the President’s judicial nominees issues endorsement statements for Court of Appeals nominees. Endorsement statements are also issued for Supreme Court nominees and selected District and special court nominees. Endorsed Nominees and Endorsement Statements The following nominees have been endorsed by the Republican National Lawyers Association for the respective judicial positions. Endorsement information is provided by RNLA’s Communications Committee. Appellate Court Nominees: The Honorable G. Steven Agee, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit The Honorable Robert J. Conrad, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit The Honorable Catharina Haynes, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Peter D. Keisler, U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit Raymond M. Kethledge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Steve A. Matthews, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Stephen J. Murphy, III, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit The Honorable Gene E.K. Pratter for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit Shalom D. Stone, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit Judicial Nominations Blog Please Click Here to view the RNLA's new blog on the Judicial Confirmation Crisis. National Lawyer Panel Available for Media Comment The below lawyer members of RNLA are available to provide a practicing professional’s perspective on the President’s judicial nominees. Members of the media are advised to click on a member name for the appropriate media market or geographic territory, review the member information provided, and contact the member directly. Members will generally be able to comment on nominees from their geographic area and Supreme Court nominees. Unless otherwise instructed by the interviewee, RNLA requests the media to identify interviewed persons as being a member of the “Republican National Lawyers Association.” Opinions expressed, to the extent they go beyond the written Endorsement Statement for the nominee, are personal opinions of the interviewee and not RNLA organizational positions. Opinions expressed are not the positions of the member’s employer or government agency, unless expressly represented as such. ALABAMA William B Sellers, Montgomery Luther J. Strange, Birmingham ARIZONA Greg Coulter, Phoenix ARKANSAS Jonann C. Chiles, Little Rock CALIFORNIA Charles H Bell, Jr., Sacramento Randall Broberg, San Diego Michael K. Friedland, Irvine Mark Foster, San Jose Timothy J Morgan, Santa Cruz Rick Richmond, Los Angeles Michael J Schroeder, Santa Ana Richard J. Wall, San Francisco COLORADO Martha P Allbright, Littleton Richard C. Kaufman, Denver MIchael J. Norton, Englewood David B Wilson, Denver CONNECTICUT Ralph W. Johnson, III DELAWARE J.C. Boggs Timothy J. Houseal DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Andrew Cochran Charles J. Cooper Jennifer Hawks Bland Roger J. Marzulla Steven G. McKnight Timothy B Mills Cleta Mitchell Charles B. Molster Patrcia J. Paoletta Don Wallace, Jr. Richard E Wiley Pat M. Woodward, Jr. FLORIDA Eric Buermann, Miami J. Laurence Eisenberg, Miami James H Post, Jacksonville Edward J Pozzvoli, Ft. Lauderdale Gil Singer, Tampa Thomas R Spencer, Jr., Miami GEORGIA Clayton R. Barker, Atlanta Doug Chalmers, Atlanta Frank B Strickland, Atlanta ILLINOIS Deanna S Mool, Springfield INDIANA James J. Ammeen, Jr., Indianapolis James Bopp, Jr., Terre Haute Robert T Grand, Indianapolis IOWA Paula S Dierenfeld, Des Moines KANSAS William W Sneed, Topeka LOUISIANA Robert N. Markle, New Orleans MAINE Larry D Sharp, Portland MARYLAND Robert Horn MASSACHUSETTS William H Paine Boston Larry D Sharp, Andover MICHIGAN Eric E Doster, Lansing Craig M Stanley, Detroit MINNESOTA Thomas D Jensen, Minneapolis Ronald K Schultz, Minneapolis MISSISSIPPI MISSOURI Paul D Seyferth, Kansas City Harvey M Tettlebaum, Jefferson City MONTANA Mark A Baker, Helena NEBRASKA Charles V Sederstrom, Jr., Omaha NEVADA NEW JERSEY Brian M. Nelson, Trenton Christopher J Stracco, Morristown NEW MEXICO James O Browning, Albuquerque NEW YORK Paul E Dans, New York Justin Driscoll, New York Brian T. Egan, Patchogue Thomas J Kavaler, New York Sen. James J Lack, Huntington Grant M Lally, Mineola John G Schmidt Jr., Buffalo NORTH DAKOTA Daniel M Traynor, Devils Lake OHIO Matthew L Alden, Cleveland Richard W Siehl, Columbus Phillip J Smith, Cincinnati OKLAHOMA Fred A Leibrock, Oklahoma City PENNSYLVANIA Brian T Guthrie, Philadelphia Heather S. Heidelbaugh, Pittsburgh Ronald L Hicks, Jr., Pittsburgh RHODE ISLAND Patrick A. Guida, Barrington SOUTH CAROLINA Robert E Freer, Jr. Charleston SOUTH DAKOTA Dean A. Heyl TENNESSEE Paul D Jones, Memphis Art Rhodes, Cleveland John Ryder, Memphis TEXAS Kenneth W Anderson, Austin Linton E Barbee, Dallas Richard Barrett-Cuetara Drew B Tipton, Houston VIRGINIA William G. Anderson, Jr., Fairfax Station Lee E. Goodman, Richmond John Padgett, Norfolk WEST VIRGINIA Mark A. Carter, Charleston WISCONSIN Donald A. Daugherty, Milwaukee Links to Nominee Biographical Information Basic Information Basic information on each nominee, including detailed biography, resume, and quotations from supporters: http://www.usdoj.gov/olp/nominations.htm (Courtesy of Department of Justice.) To Check Current Status Official notices of Senate hearings: : http://judiciary.senate.gov/nominations_hearings.cfm (Courtesy of Senate Judiciary Committee.) Special Inquiries For RNLA members only, the RNLA members only bulletin board at http://www.rnla.org/Members/default.asp contains the latest information and talking points on judicial nominations. The Committee for Justice was established to defend and promote President Bush's judicial nominees by highlighting and countering the partisan warfare that has emerged in the judicial selection process. In addition, the Committee will seek to break the Senate boycott of President Bush's judicial nominees in order to remedy gaps on the appellate bench and vindicate the President's responsibilities under the Constitution.

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