Sandra Day O'Connor ( born March 26 , 1930 ) is a retired associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States , serving from her appointment people.appointment 1981 by Ronald Reagan until her retirement in 2006 .

An example of the role political affiliation plays in the selection of an inspector general , and the resulting pitfalls , can be seen in the 2001 Republican appointment people.appointment and resignation under fire ) of Janet Rehnquist ( daughter of former Chief Justice of the United States , William Rehnquist ) to the post of inspector general for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services .

Mark D. Clookie became the fourth civilian Director of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service ( NCIS ) on February 14 , 2010 , following his appointment people.appointment the position by Ray Mabus , Secretary of the Navy .

Prior to the appointment people.appointment Warren Burger as Chief Justice , many speculated that President Richard Nixon would elevate Stewart to the post , some going so far as to call him the front-runner .

Some analysts believed that Obama 's appointment people.appointment Susan Rice who is a former assistant secretary of state for African affairs , as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations was a sign that his administration would prioritize the continent .

Chief Justice William Howard Taft , writing for the Court , noted that the Constitution does mention the appointment people.appointment officials , but is silent on their dismissal .

A special election to fill the 32nd congressional district was called by Governor Schwarzenegger on March 10 , 2009 as a consequence of the resignation of former Congresswoman Hilda Solis following her appointment people.appointment United States Secretary of Labor .

Prominent members of the Pacific Council Board of Directors have included Robert F. Erburu , former Chairman of the Times Mirror Co. and founding Board Chairman of the Pacific Council ; former Secretary of State Warren Christopher , who followed Erburu as Board co-Chair ; John Bryson , who served as co-Chair with Christopher and later Chair of the Pacific Council Board before his appointment people.appointment U.S. Secretary of Commerce ; and former Utah Governor and U.S . Ambassador to China Jon M. Huntsman .

After the election of President Barack Obama in November 2008 , it was rumored that Westly was being considered for appointment people.appointment Secretary of Energy , though Dr. Steven Chu was ultimately named to that position .

In February 2013 , McDonald announced his appointment people.appointment Parliamentary Private Secretary ( PPS ) to Emily Thornberry MP , Shadow Attorney General .

The appointment people.appointment blacks to high federal offices—including General Colin Powell , Chairman of the U.S. Armed Forces Joint Chiefs of Staff , 1989–1993 , United States Secretary of State , 2001–2005 ; Condoleezza Rice , Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs , 2001–2004 , Secretary of State in , 2005–2009 ; Ron Brown , United States Secretary of Commerce , 1993–1996 , Eric Holder , Attorney General of the United States , 2009–present ; and Supreme Court justices Thurgood Marshall and Clarence Thomas—also demonstrates the increasing visibility of blacks in the political arena .

The United States Senate confirmed his appointment people.appointment September 26 , 1789 , and Washington signed both the commissions of Chief Justice John Jay and Rutledge that same day .

On June 28 , 2010 , in a five-justice majority opinion written by Chief Justice John G. Roberts , the Supreme Court found the appointment people.appointment of the Act to be constitutional , but struck down the for-cause removal provision .

In the lead-up , in June , 2010 , to confirmation hearings for Solicitor General Elena Kagan 's appointment people.appointment the Supreme Court by President Barack Obama , Linda Greenhouse in `` The New York Times '' summarized :

He has had contact with a number of United States diplomats , including hosting current United States Ambassador to Japan John Roos shortly following Roos ' appointment people.appointment

After waiting four months , President Jackson summarily dismissed Duane as well , replacing him with his close friend and sycophant Attorney General Roger B. Taney ( later appointed Chief Justice ) as a recess appointment people.appointment Congress was out of session .

Perhaps the biggest story surrounding the Michigan football program in the interim between the 1973 and 1974 seasons was the appointment people.appointment former Michigan football player Gerald Ford as Vice President of the United States in December 1973 and his ascension to the Presidency in August 1974 .