Judge Jacqueline Nguyen. Courtesy of United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit/Wikimedia Commons.
Will a single dissenting opinion end Judge Jacqueline Nguyen’s Supreme Court aspirations?
Judge Jacqueline Nguyen, a federal appellate court judge from California, has been rumored to be on President Obama’s short list of potential nominees for Supreme Court justice. If appointed, she would be the first Asian American to serve on the high court. But her rapid rise on the federal bench leaves her little margin for error in her record, and writer Scott Michelman analyzes whether one case could impact the potential for a Supreme Court appointment.
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