President Obama withdraws nomination of Ternus to non-profit board

President Barack Obama this week (Wed., Nov. 17, 2010) withdrew his nomination of Marsha Ternus to serve as a board member of the State Justice Institute.  The Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice, recently removed by retention vote, was nominated by Obama in September.

The SJI is a non-profit corporation established by federal law “to award grants to improve the quality of justice in State courts, facilitate better coordination between State and Federal courts, and foster innovative, efficient solutions to common issues faced by all courts.”

The Des Moines Register in September noted that “[o]ne of the current [board] members is former [Iowa] Chief Justice Arthur McGiverin, who presided on the court from 1987 to 2000.”

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As it appears in the Nov. 17 Congressional Record:

WITHDRAWAL

Executive Message transmitted by the President to the Senate on November 17, 2010 withdrawing from further Senate consideration the following nomination:

MARSHA TERNUS, OF IOWA, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE FOR A TERM EXPIRING SEPTEMBER 17, 2012, VICE ROBERT A. MILLER, TERM EXPIRED, WHICH WAS SENT TO THE SENATE ON SEPTEMBER 13, 2010.

From WhiteHouse.gov: Presidential Nominations and Withdrawal Sent to the Senate (Nov. 17)

WITHDRAWAL SENT TO THE SENATE:

Marsha Ternus, of Iowa, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the State Justice Institute for a term expiring September 17, 2012, vice Robert A. Miller, term expired, which was sent to the Senate on September 13, 2010.