Miguel Eduardo Estrada Rijana (born September 25, 1961) is an American lawyer who became embroiled in controversy following his 2001 nomination by President George W. Bush to the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law as an attorney, Counsel or Solicitor; a person Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. The United States courts of appeals (or circuit courts) are the intermediate appellate courts Unable to block Estrada's nomination in the Senate Judiciary Committee after the Republican Party took control of the Senate in 2003, Senate Democrats used a filibuster to prevent his nomination from being given a final confirmation vote on the full Senate floor. The United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary (informally Senate Judiciary Committee) is a Standing committee of the United States Senate, the The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. A filibuster, or "talking out a bill", is a form of obstruction in a Legislature or other decision-making body Although a filibuster had been used in 1968 to prevent the elevation of Associate Justice Abe Fortas to the position of Chief Justice of the United States, Estrada's filibuster was the first ever to be used against a Circuit Court of Appeals nominee. Abraham Fortas ( June 19, 1910 – April 5, 1982) was a US Supreme Court associate justice. The Chief Justice of the United States is the head of the judicial branch of the government of the United States, and presides over the U The United States courts of appeals (or circuit courts) are the intermediate appellate courts
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Biography
Estrada was born to an upper-class family in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Tegucigalpa (teɰusiˈɰalpa ( Teguz for short is the Capital city of Honduras and is also the country's largest city Honduras in Spanish, República de Honduras) is a democratic republic in Central America. After his parents divorced, he immigrated to the United States to join his mother when he was 17, arriving with a limited command of English. Divorce or dissolution of marriage is the termination of a Marriage. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States
He graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa with a bachelor's degree from Columbia in 1983. Latin honors are Latin phrases used to indicate the level of academic distinction with which an Academic degree was earned The Phi Beta Kappa Society is an academic Honor society with the mission of "fostering and recognizing excellence" in the Undergraduate Liberal arts A bachelor's degree is usually an Undergraduate Academic degree awarded for a course or major that generally lasts for three four or in some cases and History Columbia College was founded as King’s College by royal charter of King George II of England in the Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) He received a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree magna cum laude in 1986 from Harvard Law School, where he was an editor of the Harvard Law Review. Juris Doctor (abbreviated JD or JD, from the Latin, Teacher of Law) is a first professional graduate degree and Professional Juris Doctor (abbreviated JD or JD, from the Latin, Teacher of Law) is a first professional graduate degree and Professional Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Harvard Law School (also known as Harvard Law or HLS) is one of the professional Graduate schools of Harvard University. The Harvard Law Review is a journal of legal scholarship published by an independent student group at Harvard Law School. After law school, Estrada served as a law clerk to Judge Amalya Lyle Kearse of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. A law school (also known as a school of law or college of law) is an institution specializing in Legal education. A law clerk or a judicial clerk is a person who provides assistance to a Judge in researching issues before the Court and in writing opinions Amalya Lyle Kearse (born June 11, 1937 in Vauxhall, New Jersey) is a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit is one of the thirteen United States Courts of Appeals. He then clerked for Justice Anthony M. Kennedy of the U.S. Supreme Court during his first year on the Court in 1988. Anthony McLeod Kennedy (born July 23, 1936) has been an Associate Justice of the U The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the federal judiciary. One of his fellow clerks during that year was Peter Keisler, another controversial conservative nominee to the D. Peter D Keisler (born October 13, 1960 in Hempstead New York) is an American Lawyer who has become embroiled in controversy C. Circuit whose nomination is presently under consideration in the Senate of the 110th Congress.
From 1990 until 1992, Estrada served as Assistant U. S. Attorney and Deputy Chief of the Appellate Section, U. S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York. The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (S In 1992, he joined the United States Department of Justice as an Assistant to the Solicitor General for the Clinton Administration. For animal rights group see Justice Department (JD The United States Department of Justice ( DOJ) is a Cabinet department The United States Presidency of Bill Clinton, also known as the Clinton Administration, was the executive branch of the Federal In those capacities, Estrada represented the government in numerous jury trials and in many appeals before the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Before joining the U. S. Attorney's Office, he practiced law in New York with Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz. Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz is a prominent Law firm located in New York City.
Estrada was married to Laury Gordon Estrada until her death November 28, 2004.
Nomination as federal judge
George W. Bush nominated Estrada to a position on the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on May 9, 2001; the court is very influential, and is widely seen as a stepping stone to the Supreme Court. The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, known informally as the D Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. He received a unanimous "well-qualified" rating from the American Bar Association. The American Bar Association ( ABA) founded August 21 1878 is a voluntary Bar association of Lawyers and law students which is not specific Democratic Senators opposed the nomination, noting Estrada's lack of any prior judicial experience at the local, state, or federal level. Democratic Senators also objected to the refusal by the Office of the Solicitor General to release samples of Estrada's writings while employed there. Republicans, however, stated that the Democratic concerns were actually just an attempt to deny Estrada a circuit court seat because of his conservatism.
A bipartisan group of former Solicitors General wrote a letter objecting to the Democrats' demand for memos that Estrada had written while he was with the office. The United States Solicitor General is the individual appointed to argue for the Government of the United States in front of the Supreme Court of the United States While not addressing past instances where such memos had previously been released [1], the letter argued release of prior memos by government employees to the public would endanger the Solicitor General Office's ability to provide confidential legal advice to the Executive Branch. Some observers claimed that the Democrats also wished to avoid giving Bush points with Hispanic voters. The Democrats hotly contested this; however, internal memos to Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin mention liberal interest groups' desire to keep Estrada off the court because his Latino heritage made him "especially dangerous" as a potential future Supreme Court nominee[2].
On March 6, 2003, there was the first of several failed cloture votes on Estrada. Fifty-five senators voted to end debate on his nomination and allow a final confirmation vote, and forty-four senators voted not to end debate[3]. After twenty-eight months in political limbo and a protracted six month long battle using the filibuster, Estrada withdrew his name from further consideration on September 4, 2003[4]. Bush nominated Thomas B. Griffith in his place, who was confirmed in 2005. Thomas Beall Griffith (born July 5, 1954) is a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of
Estrada is currently a partner at the Washington, D.C., law office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, where he is a member of the firm's Appellate and Constitutional Law Practice Group as well as the Business Crimes and Investigations Practice Group. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D Gibson Dunn & Crutcher is a global Law firm, founded in Los Angeles in 1890.
See also
- List of law clerks of the Supreme Court of the United States
- George W. Bush Supreme Court candidates
References
- Lane, Charles. Law clerks have assisted Supreme Court Justices in various capacities since the first one was hired by Justice Horace Gray in the 1880s Speculation abounded over potential nominations to the Supreme Court of the United States by George W "Nominee for Court Faces Two Battles;
Senate Panel to Focus on Ideology, Immigrant Past". Washington Post. The Washington Post is the largest and most circulated Newspaper in Washington D September 24, 2002.
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