[[Image:Miers.jpg|right]]'''Harriet Miers''' served as White House Counsel under [[George W. Bush]] from 2004 to 2007. In 2005, despite never having served as a judge, she was nominated by President [[George W. Bush]] to replace retiring Associate Justice of the Supreme Court [[Sandra Day O'Connor]]. However, when conservative interest groups made their opposition to Ms. Miers clear, she was forced to withdraw her nomination. Bush went on to nominate [[Samuel Alito]], a proven conservative, whose nomination succeeded. | [[Image:Miers.jpg|right]]'''Harriet Miers''' served as White House Counsel under [[George W. Bush]] from 2004 to 2007. In 2005, despite never having served as a judge, she was nominated by President [[George W. Bush]] to replace retiring Associate Justice of the Supreme Court [[Sandra Day O'Connor]]. However, when conservative interest groups made their opposition to Ms. Miers clear, she was forced to withdraw her nomination. Bush went on to nominate [[Samuel Alito]], a proven conservative, whose nomination succeeded. |