- Harriet Miers, President Bush's nominee as associate
justice on the U.S. Supreme Court, was honored by the Anti-Defamation League.
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- Miers, Bush's White House counsel who was nominated Monday
to take Sandra Day O'Connor's seat on the high court, was honored by the
ADL's Dallas office in 1996. Miers, 60, has never been a judge and has
not weighed in on most controversial issues, so her political and judicial
philosophies are little known.
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- "We're in somewhat the same position as we were
in with Roberts, in that the hearings will be very important," said
Mark Pelavin, associate director of the Religious Action Center for Reform
Judaism.
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- Bush said Miers has the "talent, experience and
judicial philosophy" to serve on the high court, and said she would
strictly interpret the U.S. Constitution. "It is the responsibility
of every generation to be true to the founders' vision of the proper role
of the courts in our society," Miers said. "If confirmed, I recognize
that I will have a tremendous responsibility to keep our judicial system
strong and help ensure that the courts meet their obligation to strictly
apply the law and the Constitution."
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