appointee
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Becoming Justice Gorsuch explores the early years of Donald Trump’s first high-court appointee and his precedent-shattering path to power.
From Slate ● Aug. 15, 2026
Justice Amy Coney Barrett, Trump’s third appointee, was a clerk for Scalia.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
Viewed by corporate America as hostile to their interests, she will work with another Mamdani appointee seen by business leaders as more of an ally.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Judge Katherine Polk Failla, an Obama appointee, issued the temporary restraining order the day after hearing oral argument.
From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2026
James Fisk, who supervised the American side of the talks with a diplomatic skill unexpected of a scientific appointee, brought home an agreement designating the detection of nuclear bomb tests as “technically feasible.”
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
