Most CA District Attorneys Oppose Obama Judicial Nominee

Why? Because he's another lefty nut that Obama seems to gravitate to:

Forty-two of California's 58 county district attorneys are opposing President Obama's nomination of Goodwin Liu to the federal appeals court in San Francisco, saying they believe the UC Berkeley law professor is hostile to the death penalty.

In a letter to leaders of the Senate Judiciary Committee, the prosecutors attacked a paper Liu coauthored in 2005 that criticized death penalty decisions by Samuel Alito, then President George W. Bush's nominee for the Supreme Court.

The paper did not state its authors' views of the death penalty, but said Alito's opinions "show a disturbing tendency to tolerate serious errors in capital proceedings." The district attorneys said Liu's critique shows he would vote as a judge to overturn nearly every death sentence.

The document "demonstrates beyond serious question that his views on criminal law, capital punishment and the role of the federal courts in second-guessing state decisions are fully aligned" with an appeals court that is "far out of the judicial mainstream," the prosecutors said.

They included two Bay Area district attorneys, Ed Berberian of Marin County and David Paulson of Solano County.

In response, the White House released a letter from the state's prison guards union, the California Correctional Peace Officers Association, saying Liu would "further the cause of justice and follow the law and Constitution for all parties ... including crime victims and peace officers."

The dueling messages continued a partisan battle for public opinion over Liu's nomination to the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

The 39-year-old professor has drawn rave reviews from academic colleagues and the American Bar Association. But conservatives have branded him a liberal activist and criticized his support for affirmative action, same-sex marriage and the view that constitutional rights evolve over time.

As I understand it Liu is also a big fan of reparations for slavery, and that should disqualify him all by itself.

Many fear that this guy is being groomed to be the first Asian on the Supreme Court. Like the "Wise Latina" it will be hard for the GOP to oppose a racial first no matter how wacky his political leanings. A little time on the already crazy Ninth Circuit court would enhance his resume just in time for a future Supreme Court opening.