Obama interviews Wood for Supreme Court

[jefferson_dem]

Obama interviews Wood for Supreme Court
Federal appeals judge known as being persuasive with conservative jurists
By BEN FELLER
The Associated Press

updated 9:34 p.m. ET, Tues., May 4, 2010

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama interviewed federal judge Diane Wood of Chicago on Tuesday for an opening on the Supreme Court, the fourth candidate known to have had face-to-face talks with the president, a person familiar with the conversation told The Associated Press.

Wood met with Obama in the Oval Office and also interviewed separately with Vice President Joe Biden. The source familiar with those sessions spoke on condition of anonymity to protect the privacy of Obama's deliberations.

The president appears to be homing in on a decision. He has done sit-down interviews in recent days with at least three other finalists: Solicitor General Elena Kagan and federal appeals court judges Merrick Garland, who serves in the District of Columbia, and Sidney Thomas, who is based in Montana.

Tuesday also marked 25 days since Justice John Paul Stevens announced his plans to retire from the court this summer. By comparison, that is exactly the period of time Obama took last year in evaluating candidates before nominating Sonia Sotomayor to succeed Justice David Souter, who also retired.

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[saltpoint]

1. Recommended.

[NorthCarolina]

2. Too bad this interview is likely only for show.

Wood is far too Progressive for Obama....My bet, look for a right leaning corporatist like Kagan to get the nod.

[Thrill]

3. Wood is already 60

No thanks. They should be looking much younger

[boppers]

4. My grandfather is 97.

Perhaps 37 years isn't enough, and Obama should be looking at some gifted 20 year old, to get 50-60 years or so?