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October 4, 2005
Harriet Miers: 0-for-3 in the Fifth Circuit
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eter Goldberger, an outstanding appellate lawyer (against whom I used to litigate back in NJ) reports the following about Harriet Miers:A quick WestLaw search suggests that Harriet Miers has never argued before the Supreme Court (nor has her name appeared on brief there), and she has argued three cases before the Fifth Circuit (with her name appearing as additional counsel on a handful of others) over the last 30 years -- two of them pro bono or by appointment of the court. Her argued cases are: Thanksgiving Tower Partners v. Arnos Thanksgiving Partners, 64 F.3d 227 (5th Cir. 1995) (commerical real estate dispute); Ware v. Schweiker, 651 F2d 408 (5th Cir. 1981) (volunteer pro bono counsel for Social Security disability applicant, through legal aid program); Popeko v US, 513 F.2d 771 (5th Cir. 1975) (sec 2255 appeal for federal prisoner, by appt of court).
She lost all three of the appeals she argued.
Posted by Eric at October 4, 2005 8:03 AM
Comments
As a criminal defense lawyer practicing in the Fifth Circuit, I'd like to point out that losing (even frequently) before the Fifth Circuit is not necessarily a mark of a poor lawyer.
Posted by: Apu at October 4, 2005 11:04 AM