SCOTUS WATCH: Justice Ginsburg Whines “I have a list of highly qualified women, but the president has not consulted me.”

The ASSociated Press has Ginsburg: ‘Any Woman Will Not Do’ for Job.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg told an audience Wednesday that she doesn’t like the idea of being the only female justice on the Supreme Court. But in choosing to fill one of the two open positions on the court, “any woman will not do,” she said.

There are “some women who might be appointed who would not advance human rights or women’s rights,” Ginsburg told those gathered at the New York City Bar Association.

The retirement of Ginsburg’s colleague Sandra Day O’Connor has fueled speculation about whether President Bush will nominate a woman to her position.

Flap handicaps that the President will appoint a woman as the next Associate Justice.

Ginsburg stressed that the president should appoint a “fine jurist,” adding that there are many women who fit that description.

“I have a list of highly qualified women, but the president has not consulted me,” she added during a brief interview Wednesday night.

And why should the President consult with a current Supreme Court Justice and the former General Counsel of the ACLU?

Look for the President’s nomination of Judge Priscilla Owen tomorrow.

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