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Harriet Miers

Harriet Miers
Personal data
Date of birthAugust 10, 1945(age 65)
Place of birthDallas, Texas
Political partyRepublican
Alma materSouthern Methodist University (B.S., J.D.)
ProfessionLawyer
31st White House Counsel
In officeFebruary 3, 2005 - January 31, 2007
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Succeeded byFred F. Fielding
Preceded byAlberto Gonzales
White House Deputy Chief of Staff
In officeJune 2003 - February 2005
Served with Joe Hagin
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Succeeded byKarl Rove
Preceded byJoshua Bolton

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Harriet Ellan Miers (born August 10, 1945) is an American lawyer and former White House Counsel. In 2005, she was nominated by President George W. Bush to be an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court to replace Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, but opposition from both sides of the political spectrum and Miers' request led President Bush to withdraw the nomination.

Harriet Miers Video

A compilation of clips from Harriet Miers' House meeting.
5.63 min. | 4.80 user rating		 From the Cafferty File: There's a long history of the Bush administration simply ignoring subpoenas from Congress. Not that Congress has gone out of its way to exercise oversight of the executive branch. But when it does, President Bush just laughs out loud and ignores them, like unruly children who are acting up to get attention. Well they got the attention of a federal judge. US District Judge John Bates says the president's top advisers are not immune from congressional subpoenas. Bates says there's no legal basis for the administration's argument and that former legal counsel Harriet Miers must testify before Congress. However, Bates says Miers and others can assert executive privilege during their testimony. Democrats call the ruling "very good news" and say that Miers, White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten and Karl Rove must testify before Congress. Of course, the White House says it disagrees with the judge's ruling and will decide in the next day or two if it will appeal. Karl Rove became the latest to raise his middle finger to the legislative arm of our government, when he defied a subpoena to testify earlier this month. The House Judiciary Committee voted yesterday to cite Rove for contempt of Congress. But this is only a recommendation; Nancy Pelosi will have to decide whether to bring it to a vote by the full House. And we all know how aggressive Pelosi has been when it comes to oversight of the Bush White House. With Madame Speaker, it's all about politics <b>...</b>
3.75 min. | 4.94 user rating		 Full story at www.thebluestate.com On Scraborough Country, a roundtable panel underscored the significance of Bush throwing one of his best friends, Harriet Miers, under the bus. It's desperation time for the White House and Alberto Gonzales.
2.70 min. | 4.5 user rating		 Cathy Jones interviews a former Bush speech writer on his opposition of Harriet Miers Supreme Court nomination.
1.80 min. | 5.0 user rating		 After agreeing to appear before the Judiciary Committee regarding US Attorneys, former White House Counsel Harriet Miers' attorney informed the Committee that under direction from the White House she would not honor the subpoena requiring her appearance. Subcommittee Chairwoman Linda Sanchez details what she views as problems with the White House's claim of Executive Privilege in keeping Miers from appearing.
12.23 min. | 4.71 user rating
Harry Potter and the Order of the Ritalin! Harriet Miers and the disorder of the Congress! Senator Vitter goes "around the world" on a fact-finding missionary position! Transformers return just in time for the Spice Girls reunion! Somehow, Uncle Jay explains it all!
3.08 min. | 4.85 user rating		 Michael Isikoff of Newsweek outlines a new strategy that Democrats can use to address Harriet Miers' refusal to testify in front of Congress. The Young Turks, MF, 6-9AM ET, at www.theyoungturks.com and Air America.
3.43 min. | 4.64 user rating		 After agreeing to appear before the Judiciary Committee regarding US Attorneys, former White House Counsel Harriet Miers' attorney informed the Committee that under direction from the White House she would not honor the subpoena requiring her appearance. Subcommittee Chairwoman Linda Sanchez gave opening remarks.
3.60 min. | 4.37 user rating		 After agreeing to appear before the Judiciary Committee regarding US Attorneys, former White House Counsel Harriet Miers' attorney informed the Committee that under direction from the White House she would not honor the subpoena requiring her appearance. Full Chairwoman John Conyers gave opening remarks.
3.05 min. | 4.27 user rating		 10/17/2005 President Bush Discusses Harriet Miers Nomination with Former Texas Supreme Court Justices
1.58 min. | 5.0 user rating

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2Day in the SCV: Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010 - Signal Tweet this news
Signal--Five years ago: White House counsel -Harriet Miers- withdrew her nomination to the Supreme Court after three weeks of brutal criticism from fellow ... - Date : Wed, 27 Oct 2010 11:55:43 GMT+00:00
In The Green Room: RedState.com's Erick Erickson on Tea Parties, Conservatives ... - Heritage.org (blog) Tweet this news
Heritage.org (blog)--It really took conservatives until the -Harriet Miers- nomination in 2005 to really have vocal criticisms of the Bush Administration. ... - Date : Tue, 19 Oct 2010 15:26:45 GMT+00:00
How the Right Came Back to Life - FrumForum Tweet this news
FrumForum---...- even more by the fact that Bush nominated Alito to the Supreme Court only after a grassroots revolt over his first choice for that seat, -Harriet Miers-. ... - Date : Tue, 26 Oct 2010 13:47:36 GMT+00:00
Bush 'sickened' by Iraq war reasons - Aljazeera.net Tweet this news
Aljazeera.net---...- for agreeing to reduce troop levels in Iraq after the initial invasion in 2003 and for nominating -Harriet Miers-, an attorney and friend, to the Supreme ... - Date : Wed, 03 Nov 2010 10:33:50 GMT+00:00
Harriet Miers profile - Point of Law Tweet this news
Point of Law--If so, the Texas Lawyer puff piece on -Harriet Miers- is part of the conspiracy. The article, mostly about Miers's career and successful ... - Date : Tue, 26 Oct 2010 18:59:57 GMT+00:00
Justice Kagan. - Tapped (blog) Tweet this news
Tapped (blog)--David Leonhardt, whose column I wrote about yesterday, used the last three women nominated to the Supreme Court -- Kagan, Sonia Sotomayor, and -Harriet Miers- ... - Date : Thu, 05 Aug 2010 20:29:02 GMT+00:00
A Labor Market Punishing to Mothers - New York Times Tweet this news
New York Times--Alex Brandon/AP From left, Elena Kagan, Sonia Sotomayor and -Harriet Miers- were all single and without children when they were nominated to the Supreme Court ... - Date : Wed, 04 Aug 2010 00:47:27 GMT+00:00
DOJ: NM Prosecutor firing was politics, not crime - NewsWest9.com Tweet this news
NewsWest9.com--Then-White House counsel -Harriet Miers- told lawmakers presidential political adviser Karl Rove was "very agitated over Iglesias. Rove has said he played no ... - Date : Wed, 21 Jul 2010 21:42:59 GMT+00:00
Kagan Hearings A Farce - OpEdNews Tweet this news
OpEdNews---...- Allen L Roland Elena Kagan is Obama's -Harriet Miers-, with an Ivy league education, but no judicial experience or judicial philosophy for that matter. ... - Date : Mon, 05 Jul 2010 20:33:09 GMT+00:00
Laughing Matters - Santa Monica Daily Press Tweet this news
Santa Monica Daily Press--Sure, she's no legal giant like -Harriet Miers-. I know, that's mean. The truth is, when Bush trotted her out I felt sorry for Harriet because she was so ... - Date : Fri, 02 Jul 2010 05:13:09 GMT+00:00

Legal offices
Preceded by
Alberto Gonzales		White House Counsel
2004-2007		Succeeded by
Fred F. Fielding

Award Organization Year
"Sandra Day O'Connor Award for Professional Excellence" Texas Center for Legal Ethics and Professionalism 2005
"100 Most Influential Lawyers in America" National Law Journal 2000
"50 Most Influential Women Lawyers in America" National Law Journal 1998
"100 Most Influential Lawyers in America" National Law Journal 1997
"Woman of the Year" Today's Dallas Woman 1997
"Women of Excellence" Women's Enterprise Magazine 1997
"Louise B. Raggio Award" Dallas Women Lawyers' Association
"Jurisprudence Award" Anti-Defamation League 1996
"Merrill Hartman Award" Legal Services of North Texas
"Sarah T. Hughes Award" Women in the Law Section, State Bar of Texas 1993
"Human Relations Award" American Jewish Committee 1992
"Justinian Award for Community Service" Dallas Bar Association 1992

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G. W. Bush administration officials involved

Fred F. Fielding, White House Counsel
William K. Kelley, Deputy White House Counsel
William Moschella, Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General
Brett Tolman, U.S. Attorney, District of Utah, former counsel to Senate Judiciary Committee
Mary Beth Buchanan, U.S. Attorney, Western District of Pennsylvania, former Director of the Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys from 2004 to 2005
Involved administration officials who resigned

Alberto Gonzales, United States Attorney General, former White House Counsel
Kyle Sampson, Chief of Staff to the Attorney General
Michael A. Battle, Director of the Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys
Michael Elston, Chief of Staff to the Deputy Attorney General
Monica Goodling, Justice Department's liaison to the White House
William W. Mercer, U.S. Attorney, Acting Associate Attorney General (retains position as U.S. Attorney in Montana)
Sara Taylor, Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Political Affairs
Paul McNulty, Deputy Attorney General
Harriet Miers, former White House Counsel (resigned prior to publicity surrounding the controversy, effective January 31, 2007)
Karl Rove, Deputy White House Chief of Staff
Bradley Schlozman, Director Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys; former Acting Assistant Attorney General for, and later Principal Deputy Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division; former interim U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri

Patrick Leahy, Chair (D)
Arlen Specter, Ranking member, former Chair (R)
Chuck Schumer, Chair: Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts (D)
U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary
110th Congress

John Conyers, Chair (D)
Lamar Smith, Ranking member (R)
Linda Sánchez, Chair: Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law (D)


White House Counsels

Rosenman * Clifford * Murphy * Stephens * Shanley * Morgan * Kendall * Sorensen * Feldman * Serner * Temple * Ehrlichman * Dean * Garment * Casselman * Buchen * Lipshutz * Cutler * Fielding * Wallison * Culvahouse * Gray * Nussbaum * Cutler * Mikva * Quinn * Davis * Ruff * Nolan * Gonzales * Miers * Fielding * Craig * Bauer



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