Obama May Get to Appoint Two Supreme Court Judges

Yahoo News ^ | November 6, 2008 | Lucile Malandain Lucile Malandain Posted on 11/10/2008 7:09:07 PM PST by Clintonfatigued President-elect Barack Obama may have the rare chance to appoint two judges to the Supreme Court, giving the former law professor an opportunity to make a further lasting mark on American society. Already observers are weighing in on what Obama could do in the key decision on replacements for the highest court in the land. "It is quite likely he would choose a woman or a minority," said Nathaniel Persily, a law professor at Columbia University in New York. "If he could find a Hispanic woman, that would be ideal, the best choice," he added. Only two women have served on the Supreme Court, and two African-Americans have succeeded one another in the same seat, but never has an judge with a Latino background... [read full story]