Memo to media: Health care judge in VA has long GOP roots

[babylonsister]

Memo to media: Health care judge has long GOP roots

August 02, 2010 2:46 pm ET by Adam Shah


Virginia federal judge Henry Hudson has denied the federal government's request to dismiss the state of Virginia's lawsuit arguing that the health care reform law is unconstitutional. As bloggers who support and oppose the health care reform bill have noted, this does not mean that the judge will find the law unconstitutional in the end.

In covering Hudson's decision, it is important for media to note that legal experts from across the political spectrum have said that the health care law does not violate the Constitution.

Furthermore, media should note Hudson's longstanding ties to the Republican Party. As former Sen. George Allen stated when endorsing Hudson in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee, in 1979, Hudson ran as a Republican and won the race for Arlington County Commonwealth's Attorney. He was subsequently appointed U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia by President Ronald Reagan; director of the U.S. Marshals Service by President George H.W. Bush; and to positions on three Virginia criminal justice boards by Allen -- when Allen was Virginia governor.

In addition, as reported by the Richmond Times Dispatch (via Nexis) former Republican Governor of Virginia Jim Gilmore appointed Hudson as a state court judge in 1998. Finally, President George W. Bush appointed Hudson to his current position as a federal judge in 2002.

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[izquierdista]

1. I thought he was left on a boat

Never know where these old conservatives will show up.