ABC News Judge Kim McLane Wardlaw bio

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Kim McLane Wardlaw, Judge, U. S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit

Kim McLane Wardlaw

BIO: Age: 54. Graduate of UCLA School of Law. Nominated by President Clinton. Close adviser to former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan. Played roles in campaigns of Sen. Dianne Feinstein and Bill Clinton. Emma Coleman Jordan from Georgetown law was her boss in Clinton's Justice Department and served as a lawyer for Anita Hill.

SUPPORTERS SAY:
-- She would be the first Hispanic Supreme Court Justice.
-- Her experience with political campaigns would be an asset.

CRITICS SAY:
-- She sits on the bench that ruled on a controversial case currently before the Supreme Court. Found that Arizona middle school officials violated a student's rights by strip-searching her on suspicions that she was doing prescription strength ibuprofen.
-- Last week joined the majority in another decision by the full court of the 9th Circuit, this one allowing two women to sue former officials with the Alaska governor's office, despite the state's sovereign immunity defense, for damages related to claims of sexual harassment, gender pay disparity and retaliation.

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/SCOTUS/Story?id=7480719&page=2

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1. How many times will we hear republicans say "She sits on the most liberal court in the country"

wah wah

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2. If that is the stupidest thing they will come up with, we may want to select someone else for laughs