Douglas H. Ginsburg

Douglas Howard Ginsburg (born May 25, 1946) is the Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. He was appointed to the United States Court of Appeals in October 1986 by President Reagan. He became Chief Judge of the court on July 16, 2001. Image File history File links Ginsburg-Douglas. ... May 25 is the 145th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (146th in leap years). ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, known informally as the D.C. Circuit, is the federal appellate court for the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. ... The United States courts of appeals (or circuit courts) are the mid-level appellate courts of the United States federal court system. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Order: 40th President Term of Office: January 20, 1981–January 20, 1989 Preceded by: Jimmy Carter Succeeded by: George H.W. Bush Date of birth: February 6, 1911 Place of birth: Tampico, Illinois Date of death: June 5, 2004 Place of death: Los Angeles, California First Lady: Nancy Reagan Political... July 16 is the 197th day (198th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 168 days remaining. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...

Ginsburg attended Cornell University in 1964-1965 and then from 1968 to 1970, when he received his degree. His undergraduate education was interrupted when he started a computer dating service business called Operation Match.[1] He graduated from the University of Chicago Law School in 1973 and became a law clerk for US Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. From 1975 to 1983 he was a professor at Harvard Law School. From 1983 to 1986 he served in various positions within the Reagan administration. Cornell University is a private research university located on the East Hill of Ithaca, New York. ... For the Nintendo 64 emulator, see 1964 (Emulator). ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... The University of Chicago Law School is a part of the University of Chicago. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1973 calendar). ... In the United States, a law clerk is a person who assists a judge in researching issues before the court and in writing opinions. ... Thurgood Marshall (July 2, 1908 – January 24, 1993) was an American jurist and the first African American to serve on the United States Supreme Court. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Harvard Law School (HLS) is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. ...

In 1987, President Reagan announced his intention to nominate Ginsburg to the United States Supreme Court to replace Lewis F. Powell, who was retiring. Reagan had first nominated Robert Bork, but he was not confirmed by the U.S. Senate. Ginsburg's nomination was also troubled when it became known that he had used marijuana during the 1960s and 1970s. At the time, the War on Drugs and "Just Say No" anti-drug programs were at a peak, and Ginsburg's admission of past marijuana use was unacceptable to some, especially since he used it not only as a student but also as a Harvard Law School professor [2]. He withdrew his name, but remained on the Court of Appeals. Anthony Kennedy was then nominated and approved for the Supreme Court seat. 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Order: 40th President Term of Office: January 20, 1981–January 20, 1989 Preceded by: Jimmy Carter Succeeded by: George H.W. Bush Date of birth: February 6, 1911 Place of birth: Tampico, Illinois Date of death: June 5, 2004 Place of death: Los Angeles, California First Lady: Nancy Reagan Political... The Supreme Court Building, Washington, D.C. The Supreme Court Building, Washington, D.C., (large image) The Supreme Court of the United States, located in Washington, D.C., is the highest court (see supreme court) in the United States; that is, it has ultimate judicial authority within the United States... Official portrait of Justice Powell, 1976. ... Robert Bork Robert Heron Bork (born March 1, 1927 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is a conservative American legal scholar who advocates the judicial philosophy of originalism. ... The United States Senate is the upper house of the U.S. Congress, smaller than the United States House of Representatives. ... Species Cannabis indica Cannabis ruderalis Cannabis sativa Cannabis is a genus of flowering plant that includes one or more species. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969, inclusive. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... Operation Mallorca, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, 2005 [1] The War on Drugs is an initiative undertaken in the United States to carry out an all-out offensive (as President Nixon described it) against the prohibited use of certain legally controlled drugs. ... Mrs. ... Justice Anthony Kennedy For other people of the same name, see Anthony Kennedy (disambiguation). ...

Ginsburg is perhaps best known in legal circles for his views on Constitutional interpretation, known by the shorthand "Constitution in Exile", taken from a phrase used in a book review Ginsburg penned in the journal Regulation. Roughly, Ginsburg's approach advocates reversing the expansions of federal power, particularly under the Interstate Commerce Clause, starting in the 1930s. Some argue that the use of the term "Constitution in Exile" is inappropriate as a generalization for Ginsburg's views, or its broader application to conservative, originalist, or textualist legal theorists. The Constitution in Exile is a controversial term that refers to provisions of the United States Constitution whose interpretation by the Supreme Court have changed since roughly the 1930s, and which have not been strictly enforced, such as the interstate commerce clause. ...

Critics of Ginsburg's approach argue that such a philosophy would require overturning several decades of Supreme Court precedent, significantly undermining the doctrine of stare decisis. Defenders of the view argue that such a move would merely reverse decades of accumulated judicial activism. Other proponents also point out that implementing Ginsburg's vision could be done gradually, rather than suddenly.

Douglas Ginsburg is of no relation to current Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Ruth Joan Bader Ginsburg (born March 15, 1933) is a United States jurist. ...