Streetwise Streetwise (July 27, 2005)

If you could nominate anyone as a supreme court justice, who would it be and why?
Question and interviews by Koren Temple. Photographs by Rina Ota. Asked at Whole Foods Market in Palo Alto.

Marvin Siegel
Attorney
Walter Hays Drive, Palo Alto
"I'd probably nominate Lawrence Tribe because he's a brilliant legal scholar, and he holds most of my liberal views."

Steve Curl
Artist and cartoonist
Everett Avenue, Palo Alto
"I'd nominate Sandra Day O'Connor again because I liked just her sheer intelligence. She's a woman too and I think we need that opinion on the Supreme Court. Also I think we are moving too far on the conservative direction, which means turning Roe v. Wade over and that's a mistake."

Greg Scott
NASA rocket scientist
Bryant Street, Palo Alto
"I'd have to nominate a musician. Or maybe we should just pick some random guy from the phonebook. There's just nobody profound enough in this world anymore."

Tom Howell
Engineer
Homer Avenue, Palo Alto
"It would have to be Owen Wilson or Vince Vaughan. At least they'd be funny, right?"

Elizabeth Schwartz
Community college instructor
Curtner Avenue, Palo Alto
"I would nominate Hilary Clinton because she's smart and she'd stand up for what she believed. She's a very strong woman, and she has a lot of experience, enough to make wise decisions."

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