Good one.
What are your thoughts on Judge Lopez?
Who should be appointed to replace John McCain?
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2018/08/who-should-be-appointed-to-replace-john-mccain.php
Some excerpts from link:
Gov. Ducey must decide whether to appoint someone who just wants to serve for two more years or someone on the rise who would run in 2020. In my view, if there’s an up-and-comer who is reliably conservative, Ducey should appoint that person. If not, he should appoint a tried-and-true conservative whose political ambitions don’t extend beyond 2020. Former Sen. Jon Kyl and former Rep. Matt Salmon fit the latter description.
For an up-and-comer who is solidly conservative, Gov. Ducey should consider Justice John Lopez of the Arizona Supreme Court. Lopez does not appear on the list referenced above, but his credentials are impressive.
In 2016, Gov. Ducey appointed Lopez to the Arizona Supreme Court. His jurisprudence seems solidly conservative.
Lopez is well-established in Phoenix conservative circles. A friend of mine whose judgment I trust worked with Lopez a lot when he was Arizona’s Solicitor General. My friend describes Lopez as a “four-square traditional conservative.”