appointee

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In 1976, during the summer of his college graduation, the Supreme Court, helmed by Nixon appointee Warren Burger, found in Washington v.

From Slate • May 7, 2026

She also served as a Democratic appointee in the Dept. of Education during the Obama administration.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

Starmer opted for a political appointee instead, hoping that Mandelson, a wily political operator who also ran a lobbying firm, would be better suited to manage the White House.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Jimmy Gurulé, a former federal prosecutor and George W. Bush appointee to the U.S.

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2026

Judge Lawrence Irving, a Reagan appointee, noted upon his retirement: “If I remain on the bench, I have no choice but to follow the law. I just can’t, in good conscience, continue to do this.”

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander