General Assembly Rejects Gay Judge
Alexandria's Sen. Adam Ebbin called the House of Delegates' debate "homophobic."
The state House of Delegates voted 33-31, with 10 abstentions, to reject Richmond prosecutor Tracy Thorne-Begland's bid to become a General District Court judge, saying his support for gay marriage made him a poor candidate for the bench. Openly gay state Sen. Adam Ebbin (D-30th District), told The Washington Post's Virginia Politics blog: "The debate in the House of Delegates was homophobic and embarrassing and showed a disrespect to a chief deputy commonwealth attorney and decorated veteran who was honorably discharged." Gov. Bob McDonnell said through a spokesman that a judicial nominee's sexual orientation should not be an issue. Del. Bob Marshall (R-13th District), the Family Foundation and others said they did not object to a …
Publius Publicola
6:26 pm on Wednesday, May 16, 2012
If you're referring to the case which the Supremes heard that was brought against Mr. Cheney's Secret Service detail from 2006, Mr. Cheney was not a party to this suit as the agent(s) were named (http://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/reichle-v-howards/) although it involved an event that he was at. So, from this lawyer's perspective, there is no conflict of interest. If Mr. Cheney were named… more ›