and never wrote any opinions. According to an order of the court published in January 2006, Neilson participated in a decision to rehear a case en banc. The order does not indicate whether Neilson voted for or against rehearing. Neilson was survived by her husband and two daughters. Epilogue After her death, in June 2006, President Bush nominated Stephen J. Murphy III, the United States Attorney for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, as Neilson's replacement. When Levin and Stabenow again balked in the 110th Congress at confirming any more Bush judicial nominees for Michigan, his nomination was withdrawn and replaced with that of failed Clinton nominee Helene White, now divorced from Levin's cousin. White was confirmed to Neilson's old seat in 2008. See also Bill Clinton judicial appointment controversies George W. Bush judicial appointment controversies filibuster nuclear option Gang of 14 References Sources Sixth Circuit Bio 1956 births 2006 deaths Deaths from myelodysplastic syndrome Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit United States court of appeals judges appointed by George W. Bush 21st-century American judges University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts alumni Wayne State University Law School alumni Deaths from cancer in Michigan 21st-century American women judges