Emilio Garza for Justice

The more I read about him the more I like him. In the Agora has a good writeup on Judge Emilio Garza.

Read this from AP, a somewhat decent analysis of the various candidates for the opening on the SCOTUS. Emilio Garza is my choice. Here's his bio:

A former Marine (oorah) and Texas state judge, Garza, 58, sits on the New
Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and was considered for a Supreme
Court seat by the first President Bush.
Appointed a federal judge by
President Reagan and elevated to the 5th Circuit in 1991, he has become best
known for his views that Roe v. Wade should be overturned and that abortion
regulation should be decided by state legislatures.
In 1992, for example, he
voted to strike down a Louisiana law criminalizing abortion in deference to
Supreme Court precedent. But in his opinion, Garza made clear his disdain for
Roe v. Wade.
"Two essential facts seem apparent: The Constitution says
absolutely nothing about abortion and ... the long-standing traditions of
American society have permitted abortion to be legally proscribed," he wrote.
"Because the decision to permit or proscribe abortion is a political choice, I
would allow the people of the state of Louisiana to decide this issue for
themselves."
In 1997, Garza voted with the majority to strike down a
Louisiana law allowing judges to deny abortion to a minor and notify her
parents. He criticized Roe's legal reasoning in a concurrence.
His opinions
in those two cases have drawn the ire of women's and abortion rights groups, who
fear that if elevated to the high court Garza would be a reliable vote to
overturn Roe v. Wade.
An avid questioner in oral arguments, Garza's written
opinions tend to be clear and scholarly.

And from http://air.fjc.gov/public/home.nsf/hisj you'll find this:
Garza, Emilio M.
-Born 1947 in San Antonio, TX
-Federal Judicial Service: U. S. District Court, Western District of TexasNominated by Ronald Reagan on February 2, 1988, to a seat vacated by William S. Sessions; Confirmed by the Senate on April 19, 1988, and received commission on April 20, 1988. Service terminated on June 7, 1991, due to appointment to another judicial position.
-U. S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth CircuitNominated by George H.W. Bush on April 11, 1991, to a seat vacated by Thomas Morrow Reavley; Confirmed by the Senate on May 24, 1991, and received commission on May 30, 1991.
Education: University of Notre Dame, B.A., 1969University of Notre Dame, M.A., 1970University of Texas School of Law, J.D., 1976
Professional Career:U.S. Marine Corps Captain, 1970-1973
Private practice, San Antonio, Texas, 1976-1987
Judge, 225th District Court, Bexar County, Texas, 1987-1988
Race or Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Male

Conservative, Marine, Constitutionalist. Only drawback is that he's a Domer, but we'll forgive him that. What else do we need?