Policy Initiative. Nora Demleitner testified "enthusiastically" on behalf of Samuel Alito at his Supreme Court confirmation hearing, calling Alito her role model. 2009 Supreme Court of the United States vacancy On May 17, 2009, National Public Radio legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg speculated that Demleitner might be among a list of potential nominees being considered by President Obama to replace David Souter who "have gotten little or no attention" by the media. "I was very surprised that NPR mentioned me," Demleitner told Newsday. "It's an incredible honor to be mentioned." Demleitner also told told Newsday, however, that she had not been contacted by anyone from the Obama administration. See also Barack Obama Supreme Court candidates References External links 1966 births American lawyers American women lawyers Bates College alumni Deans of law schools in the United States Women deans (academic) Living people Yale Law School alumni Washington and Lee University School of Law faculty German academic administrators Women legal scholars