August 4, 2011 article: "Some of the longest waiting nominees, Louis Butler of Wisconsin, Charles Bernard Day of Maryland and Edward Dumont of Washington happen to be black or openly gay." His nomination was returned to the President on December 17, 2011, pursuant to the rules of the Senate. See also List of African-American jurists Barack Obama judicial appointment controversies External links Here and Now (PBS Wisconsin) interview with Incumbent Justice Louis Butler before the We the People Candidate Debate on March 28, 2008 in the American Archive of Public Broadcasting. References 1952 births Living people Lawyers from Chicago Lawrence University alumni University of Wisconsin Law School alumni African-American judges Wisconsin state court judges Justices of the Wisconsin Supreme Court Public defenders University of Wisconsin Law School faculty 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American people