That name sounds familiar. Didn’t Judge Janice Brown get dropped from consideration because she had an “Illegal Maid” problem? I seem to recall some minor detail that canceled her out of contention. Further back than that, in the 1980s there was a judge who was dropped from consideration for the supreme court because he admitted to smoking marijuana. That was hella-shocking back then, nowadays, he may write an article for Esquire about the finer points of studying for the bar exam while high as a kite.
No. She had no personal problems.
She was blocked by Democrats because she was black and conservative. Her nomination to the Appeals Court was what formed the first Gang of 14. She was eventually confirmed to the federal courts.
Further back than that, in the 1980s there was a judge who was dropped from consideration for the supreme court because he admitted to smoking marijuana.
That was Douglas Ginsberg. He was nominated by Ronald Reagan to replace Robert Bork, who was rejected by Democrats in the Senate.
Nina Totenberg of NPR played up the revelations that Ginsberg smoked marijuana during and after college (just like Obama), and Ginsberg was hounded into withdrawing his nomination.
Anthony Kennedy was eventually confirmed to SCOTUS.
-PJ