Obama appoints brother of undecided House Democrat to appellate court

By John McCormack - Weekly Standard 03/03/10 at 7:43 PM

President Barack Obama speaks about health care, Wednesday, March 3, 2010, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Tonight, Barack Obama will host 10 House Democrats who voted against the health care bill in November at the White House; he’s obviously trying to persuade them to switch their votes to yes. One of the ten is Jim Matheson of Utah. The White House just sent out a press release announcing that today President Obama nominated Matheson’s brother Scott M. Matheson, Jr. to the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.

“Scott Matheson is a distinguished candidate for the Tenth Circuit court,” President Obama said. “Both his legal and academic credentials are impressive and his commitment to judicial integrity is unwavering. I am honored to nominate this lifelong Utahn to the federal bench.”

Scott M. Matheson, Jr.: Nominee for the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
So, Scott Matheson appears to have the credentials to be a judge, but was his nomination used to buy off his brother’s vote?

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Source: http://dailycaller.com/2010/03/03/obama-appoints-brother-of-undecided-house-democrat-to-appellate-court/

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