District of Columbia Circuit
The District of Columbia Circuit is considered to be the most powerful appeals court in the country. Located in DC, it has jurisdiction over federal agencies and a wide range of issues. Its decisions effect every citizen of the United States. The DC Circuit has also been a stepping-stone for appointment to the Supreme Court. Three justices on the Supreme Court previously sat on the DC Circuit: Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Antonin Scalia, and Clarence Thomas.
Mr. Estrada's personal story is compelling. His legal credentials are impressive. And I believe that the decision of the Bush White House to affirmatively act to add more Hispanics to the judiciary is appropriate.
But his views are so suspect that he has consistently refused to be candid to the Judiciary Committee. He has ducked the real issues and refused to provide the Senate with the legal documents he prepared that would give an insight into his legal thinking.
-- Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL)
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Experience: |
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1997 - present |
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP |
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1992 - 1997 |
Assistant to the Solicitor General, U.S. Department of Justice, Solicitor General's Office |
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1990 - 1992 |
Assistant U.S. Attorney, United States Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York |
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1989 - 1990, 1992 |
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz |
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1988 - 1989 |
Law Clerk to Justice Kennedy, Supreme Court of the United States |
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1987 - 1988 |
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz |
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1986 - 1987 |
Law Clerk to Hon. Amalya L. Kearse, Second Circuit, United States Court of Appeals |
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Education: |
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1983 - 1986 |
Harvard Law School |
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1980 - 1983 |
Columbia College |
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1979 - 1980 |
State University of New York |
Passed out of Judiciary Committee 9-8, Senate filibuster, 7th cloture vote rejected. Withdrew nomination on September 4, 2003.
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