The Right’s Supreme Court Acquiescence

Miguel Estrada is a highly esteemed conservative lawyer whose nomination to serve as a judge on the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia by President George W. Bush was stymied by the Democrats. In no small part, Democrats made this effort because they feared that allowing an intelligent, conservative Hispanic to get experience on the Court of Appeals would make him an appealing candidate for a future Supreme Court opening.

Estrada has written a letter urging the quick confirmation of Elena Kagan, President Obama’s nominee for the Supreme Court, to fill the seat currently held by Justice John Paul Stevens.