 Also discussed was a California judge, Shirley Hufstedler, whom Johnson later placed on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.In addition, a Johnson staff member, Larry Temple, had suggested Judge A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr., whom Johnson previously had appointed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.Johnson dismissed Higginbotham as a possibility, telling Temple, "Larry, the only two people who ever heard of Judge Higginbotham are you and his momma."