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Theodore Olson

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Attorney

The Resume

    (September 11, 1940- )
    Born in Chicago, Illinois
    Assistant Attorney General (1981-83)
    Argued the winning side in the Supreme Court case Bush v. Gore that decided the 2000 election
    US Solicitor General (2001-04)

Why he might be annoying:

    While serving as Assistant Attorney General, he was investigated by a special counsel over whether he committed perjury concerning EPA documents being sought by Congress.
    He advised Paula Jones's legal team and Kenneth Starr and served on the board of 'American Spectator' magazine which accepted $2 million from Richard Mellon Scaife to dig up dirt on the Clintons.
    He was twice considered for the Supreme Court but was passed over in favor of John Roberts and Sam Alito.
    He was considered for Attorney General to succeed Alberto Gonzales but was not nominated in the face of overwhelming Democratic opposition.
    Harry Reid said, 'He is a partisan, and the last thing we need as an attorney general is a partisan.'

Why he might not be annoying:

    Harvard professor Laurence Tribe, who had argued against him in Bush v. Gore, supported his nomination as Solicitor General.
    His first year as Solicitor General he won every case he argued before the Supreme Court.
    On his 61st birthday, his wife Barbara was killed when American Airlines Flight 77 was crashed into the Pentagon.

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 11 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 17 Votes: 47.06% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 19 Votes: 52.63% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 27 Votes: 59.26% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 14 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 73 Votes: 52.05% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 52 Votes: 48.08% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 38 Votes: 50.0% Annoying