My pick for the Supreme Court: Justice Joyce L. Kennard.

[cecilfirefox]

She's from the California supreme court, she's disabled(Leg was amputated as a teenager), and she's a fierce advocate of LGBT rights. Seeing this woman question the plaintiff's and defendants in online decisions is a sight to behold. She'd be terrific.

My two cents. ^_^

[JDPriestly]

1. Yes. Yes. Yes. I've heard her speak. She is a great pick!!!!

President Obama, please, please, please.

On the other hand, she is probably too old already. How sad.

Joyce Luther Kennard (born May 6, 1941) is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of California. She was born in a Japanese concentration camp in the province of West Java in Indonesia. English is not her native language; she speaks it with a slight Dutch accent. Appointed by Governor George Deukmejian in 1989 she is the longest-serving justice sitting on the Court, having been retained by California's voters three times--to fill the unexpired term in 1990, and to twelve-year terms in 1994 and 2006.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joyce_L._Kennard

If she is not placed on the Supreme Court, I hope that President Obama will ask for input from her when deciding what to do about the Guantanamo prisoners.

[blue_onyx]

2. Well, she's 68 so I think it's unlikely

Typically, people want to nominate a younger candidate.

[cecilfirefox]

3. Really? o_O I never knew she was that old. But yeah, I'd appreciate someone with her views that was

45. :/

[blue_onyx]

4. Well, I'm actually not familiar with her

I just googled her when you mentioned her. Wiki says her b-day is May 6, 1941 which would make her 68.