Clear Thinkers favorite and longtime Houstonian Edith H. Jones has been appointed the Chief Judge of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans.
Here is a series of blog posts over the past couple of years on some of Judge Jones’ opinions and the frequent speculation that she will eventually be nominated for the U.S. Supreme Court. Judge Jones is one of the best appellate judges in the U.S. on business-related issues and would make a valuable contribution in that area if nominated and confirmed as a Supreme Court Justice. Persuading a majority of the Supreme Court Justices to adopt questionable business-related decisions such as this one would be much more difficult in a Supreme Court that includes Edith Jones.