wonder if he ruled the wrong way once
Father's murder
Luttig's father, John Luttig, was fatally shot in 1994 in a carjacking by Napoleon Beazley, who at the time of the crime was a seventeen-year-old minor.[16] Luttig testified in the sentencing portion of the trial, supporting imposition of the death penalty.[16] Beazley was convicted, condemned to death, and eventually executed after twice appealing to the Supreme Court.[17][18] Justices Antonin Scalia, David Souter, and Clarence Thomas recused themselves because of past association with Luttig. Scalia recused himself because Luttig had clerked for him; Souter and Thomas recused themselves because Luttig led the George H. W. Bush Administration's efforts to win their Senate confirmation. [19]
J. Michael Luttig
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Luttig in 2005
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
In office
August 2, 1991 – May 10, 2006
Appointed byGeorge H. W. Bush