Editing Theodore Olson (section)

== Executive appointment speculation ==
{{See also|George W. Bush Supreme Court candidates}}

Prior to President Bush's nomination of [[United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit|D.C.&nbsp;Circuit Court of Appeals]] Judge [[John G. Roberts]], Olson was considered a [[George W. Bush Supreme Court candidates|potential nominee to the Supreme Court of the United States]] to fill [[Sandra Day O'Connor]]'s post. Following the withdrawal of [[Harriet Miers]]' nomination for that post, and prior to the nomination of [[United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit|Third Circuit Court of Appeals]] Judge [[Samuel Alito]], Olson's name was again mentioned as a possible nominee. In September 2007, Olson was considered by the [[George W. Bush administration|Bush administration]] for the post of Attorney General to succeed [[Alberto Gonzales]]. The Democrats were so vehemently opposed that Bush nominated [[Michael Mukasey]] instead.<ref>{{cite news |title=Behind the Slander: Olson Played Hardball – But So Did the Dems |url=http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/op-ed/editorial2/20070918-9999-lz1ed18bottom.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716071624/http://legacy.signonsandiego.com/news/op-ed/editorial2/20070918-9999-lz1ed18bottom.html|archive-date=July 16, 2011 |department=Op-Ed |work=[[The San Diego Union-Tribune]] |date=September 18, 2007 |access-date=September 18, 2007 }}</ref>