Nan Aron

Nan Aron
Born1948 (age 75–76)
New York City, U.S.
EducationOberlin College (BA)
Case Western Reserve University (JD)
OccupationLawyer

Nan Aron (born 1948) is an American lawyer[1] and the founder and president of Alliance for Justice (AFJ), a liberal judicial advocacy group in the United States.[2][3][4] Staunchly progressive, Aron has been a noted opponent of conservative judicial nominees in the United States.[5][6] She repeatedly called for former Presidents Bill Clinton[2] and Barack Obama to be more aggressive in nominating progressives to the bench,[7] and during George W. Bush's presidency, urged the Democrat-controlled Senate to consider Bush's nominees closely.[2][8] She is considered a key player in confirmation hearings for judicial nominees,[2] and, in 2005, was called "the Madame Defarge of liberal court watchers" in the Wall Street Journal.[5][9]

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  3. ^ Mauro, Tony (May 22, 2015). "Supreme Court 'Litmus Test' Emerges in White House Race". National Law Journal. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  4. ^ Bravin, Jess (May 18, 2015). "Supreme Court Rules Felons May Sell, Transfer 'Clean' Guns". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  5. ^ a b Davis, Marcia (November 9, 2005). "Her Idea of Justice: Absolutely Not Alito". Washington Post. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  6. ^ Kirkpatrick, David (November 14, 2005). "Liberal Coalition Is Making Plans to Take Fight Beyond Abortion". New York Times. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  7. ^ Shear, Michael (May 27, 2013). "Obama Plans 3 Nominations for Key Court". New York Times. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  8. ^ McKelvey, Tara (August 2005). "Nan in action". American Prospect. 16 (8): 6–7. ISSN 1049-7285.
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference Milk was invoked but never defined (see the help page).