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Administrative/Regulatory

Apr. 14, 2010

9th Circuit's Thomas Reported To Be On List of Potential Supreme Court Nominees

Sidney R. Thomas, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judge with chambers in Billings, Mont., is on an expanded list of U.S. Supreme Court candidates, the Associated Press reported Monday, citing unnamed Obama administration sources.

By John Roemer

Daily Journal Staff Writer

Sidney R. Thomas, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judge with chambers in Billings, Mont., is on an expanded list of U.S. Supreme Court candidates, the Associated Press reported Monday, citing unnamed Obama administration sources. President Clinton placed Thomas, 56, on the appellate bench in 1996; he is in line to become the 9th Circuit's chief judge in 2014. A moderate liberal and no ideologue, Thomas is...

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