Thursday, July 16, 2009 10:30 AM
Judiciary Committee Breaks Down Witness List
The Senate Judiciary Committee has divided the witness list for Sonia Sotomayor's hearings into five panels. What time they appear depends on how many questions they're asked by senators and how many senators show up, a spokeswoman said.
Among the high-profile figures: New Haven, Conn., firefighter Frank Ricci, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and New York County District Attorney Robert Morgenthau in the second panel; former baseball star David Cone, former FBI Director Louis Freeh and former National Rifle Association President Sandy Froman in the third panel.
Read the full list after the jump.
Panel 1
• Kim Askew, Chair of Standing Committee, American Bar Association
• Mary Boies, Primary Reviewer, American Bar Association
Panel 2
Majority
• Michael Bloomberg, Mayor, City of New York
• Robert Morgenthau, District Attorney, New York County, New York
• Dustin McDaniel, Attorney General, State of Arkansas
• Wade Henderson, President and CEO of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights
Minority
• Frank Ricci, Director of Fire Services, ConnectiCOSH (Connecticut Council on Occupational Safety and Health)
• Lt. Ben Vargas, New Haven Fire Department
• Peter Kirsanow, Commissioner, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
• Linda Chavez, President, Center for Equal Opportunity
Panel 3
Majority
• Louis Freeh, former Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation
• Chuck Canterbury, National President, Fraternal Order of Police
• David Cone, former Major League Baseball pitcher
• Kate Stith, Lafayette S. Foster Professor of Law, Yale Law School
Minority
• Dr. Charmaine Yoest, Americans United for Life
• Sandy Froman, Esq., Former President, National Rifle Association of America
• David Kopel, Esq., Independence Institute
• Ilya Somin, Professor, George Mason University School of Law
Panel 4
Majority
• Rep. Nydia Velázquez, Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus
• Rep. Jose E. Serrano, New York 16th District
• Ramona Romero, National President, Hispanic National Bar Association
• Theodore M. Shaw, Professor, Columbia Law School
Minority
• Tim Jeffries, Founder, P7 Enterprises
• Neomi Rao, Professor, George Mason University School of Law
• Nick Rosenkranz, Professor, Georgetown University School of Law
• John McGinnis, Professor, Northwestern University School of Law
Panel 5
Majority
• Michael J. Garcia, former U.S. Attorney, Southern District of New York
• Patricia Hynes, President, New York City Bar Association
• JoAnne A. Epps, Dean, Temple University Beasley School of Law, on behalf of the National Association of Women Lawyers
Minority
• David Rivkin, Esq., Partner, Baker Hostetler
• Dr. Stephen Halbrook, Attorney


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