BIOGRAPHY.
- 43 years old; born on September 25, 1961 in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, and immigrated to the United States as a teenager.
- Currently a partner with Gibson, Dunn, amp; Crutcher LLP
- Member of the firm's Appellate and Constitutional Law Practice Group, and the Business Crimes and Investigations Practice Group
- Nominated to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia by George W. Bush in May 2001, but withdrew his name from consideration in September 2003 after Senate Democrats filibustered and blocked his nomination for nearly two years
- Assistant to the U.S. Solicitor General, 1992-1997
- Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1990-1992
- Attorney with New York law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen amp; Katz, 1989-1992
- Clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, 1988-1989
- Associate with New York law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen amp; Katz, 1987-1988
- Clerk for U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Judge Amalya Kearse, 1986-1987
- Earned law degree from Harvard University, 1986
- Earned bachelor's degree from Columbia College in New York, 1983
- Would be viewed by Senate Democrats as a flagrant dismissal by Bush of their calls for consultation in light of their long-standing opposition to his appellate court nomination
- In 2001, was an early poster child for White House and conservative complaints about Senate Democrats filibustering Bush's judicial nominees. Democrats claimed that he didn't provide enough information on his legal views
- Also was opposed by the Latino community due to his staunchly conservative views, including the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, and the Mexican American Legal Defense Fund
- Would be the first Hispanic justice on the court, giving Bush a boost with Latino voters
- As a partner with Gibson, Dunn, amp; Crutcher, Estrada principally represented the insurance and health care provider Aetna, Inc.
