Senate Judiciary Committee schedules hearing for Obama 9th Circuit nominee Mary Marguia

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Judge Mary Murguia, U. S. District Court, District of Arizona
Nominated by William J. Clinton on July 21, 2000
Nominee for the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
49 years old

"Nominations"

Thursday, July 15, 2010
Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 226
4:00 p.m.

Panel I

Mary Helen Murguia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit
http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/hearing.cfm?id=4687

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Former DOJ Official Picked for 9th Circuit (Obama nominates Mary Murguia) (Fri Mar-26-10)
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x8022099

Obama 9th Circuit nominee rebuked Bush Administration for diluting Endangered Species Act (Tue Mar-30-10)
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x8049138

[alstephenson]

1. This should be interesting.

Her twin sister, Janet, is President of the National Council of La Raza. I just got back from their national conference in San Antonio.

[longwinded]

2. Arizona Repub Senators

Senator Kyl spoke at her hearing today an expressed his support for her nomination. Kyl said that McCain, who was not at the hearing, also supported the nomination. She might actually get a vote this year...

[Tx4obama]

3. Only because she is a sitting judge in Arizonia

From Wikipedia:
Federal judicial service
On July 21, 2000, President Clinton nominated Murguia to a new seat on the United States District Court for the District of Arizona that was created by 113 Stat. 1501. The United States Senate confirmed Murguia on October 3, 2000, and she received her commission on October 13, 2000.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Murguia

If she had been from any other state then the two republican Arizona senators would have been totally against her ;)

p.s. It is customary for the senator/s from the state of the nominee to speak - so I wouldn't give Kyl too much credit for being decent while introducing her - he had to do it.