Anti-Gonzalez Hispanic Supreme candidate

garza.jpg Conservatives oppose Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez as Supreme Court justice candidate due to his anti-Roe history.

But there is another Hispanic who would do: Emilio Garza, a federal appeals judge from Texas. Read about him here, here, here, here, and here.

[Photo credit: Notre Dame ulumni page]


Comments:

Is he related to the Garza who was the first Hispanic federal judge(a JFK appointee)?

Posted by: Amy Allen at July 5, 2005 9:55 PM


He's not a son: http://www.utexas.edu/law/news/2004/091604_garza.html.

Both Garzas are from Texas. But a cursory search of the web indicates they're not related: http://underneaththeirrobes.blogs.com/main/2004/09/utr_news_and_vi_1.html

Posted by: Jill Stanek at July 5, 2005 10:40 PM