For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
November 8, 2001
Nominations
President Bush to Nominate One Individual to Serve in His Administration and Four to Serve as Members of the Judiciary
President George W. Bush today announced his intention to nominate one
individual to serve in his administration and his intention to nominate
four individuals to serve as members of the federal judiciary.
The President intends to nominate Margaret S.Y. Chu to be Director
of the Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste at the Department of
Energy. Chu is currently the Director of the Nuclear Waste
Management Program Center at Sandia National Laboratories in
Albuquerque, New Mexico. Chu has worked at Sandia National
Laboratories since 1980, in several capacities including Manager of the
Environmental Risk Assessment and Waste Management Department and
Deputy Manager of the Waste Isolation Pilot Project and Technical
Integration Department. Chu earned an undergraduate degree
from Purdue University and a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry at the
University of Minnesota.
The President intends to nominate David W. McKeague of Michigan to
be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit.
The President intends to nominate Susan B. Neilson of Michigan to
be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit.
The President intends to nominate Henry W. Saad of Michigan to be
United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit.
The President intends to nominate Ralph R. Beistline to be United
States District Judge for the District of Alaska.
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