Harriet Miers Politician

Harriet Ellan Miers (born August 10, 1945) is a conservative Republican American lawyer and former White House Counsel to President George W. Bush. In 2005, she was nominated by Bush to be an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court to replace retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, but bipartisan opposition led President Bush to reluctantly withdraw the nomination.

Personal facts

Harriet Miers
Birth dateAugust 10, 1945
Birth nameHarriet Ellan Miers
Birth place
Dallas
Education
Southern Methodist University
Juris Doctor
Profession
Lawyer

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Office holder

officeWhite House Deputy Chief of Staff
party
Republican Party (United States)
president
successor

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External resources

  1. http://dallasbar.org/members/headnotes.asp?item=330
  2. http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/ask/20041029.html
  3. http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/government/hmiers-bio.html
  4. http://harrietmiers.blogspot.com
  5. http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/currentawareness/miers.php
  6. http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2005/10
  7. http://news.nationaljournal.com/articles/070510nj1.htm
  8. http://publicservice.evendon.net/#DOJInterns
  9. http://pview.findlaw.com/view/2172806_1
  10. http://www.OnTheIssues.org/Harriet_Miers.htm