President Trump is expected to draw from the below list of candidates to replace Supreme Court Justice Kennedy who, last week, announced his retirement.
Justice Kennedy is 81 years- old.
The president is expected to make his official selection announcement on July 9th and has said to have narrowed his selection down to five.
Amy Coney Barrett of Indiana, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
No word on if the president plans to select a woman to replace Judge Kennedy and the office of the press secretary has offered this as somewhat of an update on the selection process."
Justice Kennedy is 81 years- old.
The president is expected to make his official selection announcement on July 9th and has said to have narrowed his selection down to five.
Amy Coney Barrett of Indiana, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Keith Blackwell of Georgia, Supreme Court of Georgia
Charles Canady of Florida, Supreme Court of Florida
Steven Colloton of Iowa, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Allison Eid of Colorado, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Britt Grant of Georgia, Supreme Court of Georgia
Raymond Gruender of Missouri, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Thomas Hardiman of Pennsylvania, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Brett Kavanaugh of Maryland, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Raymond Kethledge of Michigan, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Joan Larsen of Michigan, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Mike Lee of Utah, United States Senator
Thomas Lee of Utah, Supreme Court of Utah
Edward Mansfield of Iowa, Supreme Court of Iowa
Federico Moreno of Florida, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Kevin Newsom of Alabama, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
William Pryor of Alabama, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Margaret Ryan of Virginia, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
David Stras of Minnesota, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Diane Sykes of Wisconsin, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Amul Thapar of Kentucky, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Timothy Tymkovich of Colorado, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Robert Young of Michigan, Supreme Court of Michigan (Ret.)
Don Willett of Texas, Supreme Court of Texas
Patrick Wyrick of Oklahoma, Supreme Court of Oklahoma
"We have to pick a great one", the president said. You know, there's so many elements [that] go into the making of a great justice of the Supreme Court. You've got to hit every one of them", the said. No word on if the president plans to select a woman to replace Judge Kennedy and the office of the press secretary has offered this as somewhat of an update on the selection process."
The White House Counsel’s Office, led by Don McGahn, will again oversee the selection and overall confirmation process. Raj Shah will oversee communications, strategy and messaging coordination with Capitol Hill allies. He will take
leave from his role as Principal Deputy Press Secretary to work on the Supreme Court nomination full time.Justin Clark, in his position as director of the the Office of Public Liaison, will oversee White House outreach
with key constituencies, coalitions, grassroots organizations and allies.
The White House Counsel’s office is overseeing a team of White House and Administration personnel from offices within
the EEOB. Teams of attorneys from the White House Counsel’s Office and Department of Justice are working to ensure the President has all the information he needs to choose his nominee. The Department of Justice is fully engaged to support the nomination and
confirmation efforts.
As the president continues to be under investigation, whomever is selected will have to make a ruling on the investigation.
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