Why is the fact that Judge Whittemore was appointed by President Clinton
always mentioned in every
story about the case?
Judge Wilson whose dissent in Schiavo v. Schiavo follows the Schindler family's reasoning was also a Clinton appointee. Judge Carnes, who was in the majority on the Appeal, was appointed by President Bush I.
Note: Judge Hull, who also supported dismissing the Appeal, was appointed by President Clinton.