On April 3rd, 2013, Obama was faced with the second great issue of his second term. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a liberal Clinton appointee, retired from the court.. With Obama having won last November, she knew for certain that her successor would be a liberal, hopefully a younger one. As expected by most pundits, his choice would be in Judge Diane Wood of the Seventh Circuit of the Court of Appeals; also a Clinton appointee.
With the filibuster weakened, her confirmation went smoother than those of Sotomayor and Kagan. She would be confirmed by a 59-41 vote.
Diane Wood? Aren't there any African-American woman judges that a re-elected President Obama can pick from instead to replace Ruth Bader Ginsberg?
