Reaction Of Senator Patrick Leahy,
Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee,
On The Withdrawal Of Harriet Miers’s Nomination
To The U.S. Supreme Court
October 27, 2005

“I spoke to Ms. Miers this morning and I wished her well.   

“I look forward to consulting with the President on his third nominee to succeed Sandra Day O’Connor on the Supreme Court, and I hope it is a decision he approaches with the necessary independence from partisan factions.  All Americans appreciate Justice O’Connor’s willingness to continue her service long past when she had intended to retire from the Court.”

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