Obama Consulting Biden Frequently On Supreme Court Nominee

Washington Post:

The person in the White House most knowledgeable about Supreme Court nominations sits in the vice president's office.

With President Obama filling his first high court vacancy with the retirement of Justice David H. Souter, Vice President Biden finds himself regularly consulting with the president and fielding queries from the White House counsel and others for insights on the process.

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Comments

[SparkyDash]

Politico: "No living person has chaired more Supreme Court confirmation hearings (six) than Biden. Five current members of the court were confirmed while he was Chairman of the Powerful Senate Judiciary Committee.­"

The Vice President can provide exceptional consult in this and several other areas. President Obama made a good choice in Joe.

[roshni]

Joe Biden is a good counselor and I'm sure he is giving good advice to our president. He has been a senator for most of his life and is familiar with the cast of characters.