Trump Eyes Libertarian-Minded Texas Judge for Federal Court Vacancy

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Trump Eyes Libertarian-Minded Texas Judge for Federal Court Vacancy

 

The Trump administration has two openings to fill on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit.

Damon Root| Feb. 21, 2017 10:10 am

 

There are currently two vacancies on the New Orleans-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, the federal appellate court whose jurisdiction covers federal districts in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. According to a ecent reportr published in Legal Times,

 

the Trump administration is moving quickly to fill those vacancies and is now considering a shortlist of six candidates for the two jobs. What names are on the list? Here's Legal Times:

 

According to four people who are familiar with the process but who declined to be named, the candidates being considered include: Texas Supreme Court Justice Don Willett; U.S. District Court Judge Reed O'Connor of Fort Worth; former Texas solicitor general James Ho; Andy Oldham, a deputy general counsel to Gov. Greg Abbott; Michael Massengale, a justice on Houston's First Court of Appeals, and Brett Busby, a justice on Houston's Fourteenth Court of Appeals.

 

Two names on this list jump right out at me.