The nomination to this court is particularly conspicuous because President Obama had previously nominated a different gay man to the court, but that man ultimately withdrew his nomination.
Mr. Clinton had previously nominated three other black lawyers to fill the vacancy on the Fourth Circuit, including a sitting federal trial judge.
"That's not my decision," Rodgers said Thursday, taking the safe route after having previously nominated himself for eventual full-time activity.
Evelyn had previously nominated both Dampier and Jeoly as worthy of commemoration in medallion effigy in his Numismata (1697): Dampier "and the rest of the Buccaneers" in the category of "Great Travellers" and "the painted Prince Giolo, lately shew'd in [End Page 31] Public" as the last in a long list of "Men of Name or Merit for something Extrordinary and Conspicuous" (263, 268).
And while both the Democratic and Republican parties have previously nominated a woman to be their vice-presidential nominees (Geraldine Ferraro and Sarah Palin, respectively), Hillary Clinton is the first woman to appear at the top of one of the major party tickets--making her the first viable female presidential candidate in U.S. history.
The journalist has previously been nominated for seven Bafta TV Awards nominations and won the Richard Dimbleby award for factual contribution to television in 2005.
Cho, who received a nod for "American Myth," has previously been nominated three times, while Notaro's nomination for "Boyish Girl Interrupted" marks the comedian's second overall.
Brian Conaghan – another author who has previously been nominated for a Carnegie Medal, Conaghan is the author of When Mr Dog Bites, and The Bombs that Brought Us Together is due out early next year.
