Posted on 11/17/2017 6:30:59 PM PST by Steven W.
The White House on Friday announced the addition of five new names to President Trump’s list of potential Supreme Court nominees. ...
Two of the latest candidates, Judge Amy Coney Barrett and Judge Kevin C. Newsom, were both nominated to their current positions by Trump in May, according to the White House.
Barret serves on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit and Newsom serves on U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, the statement said. The White House announced both nominations in May.
Also on the list are Justice Britt C. Grant of the Supreme Court of Georgia, Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and Justice Patrick Wyrick of the Supreme Court of Oklahoma.
The update comes amid ongoing rumors that Justice Anthony Kennedy, 81, who has served on the court for more than 20 years, is considering retirement.
A potential announcement by Kennedy could come after Thanksgiving, according to Fox News’ John Roberts
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I keep saying this, but no women please. The ones we’ve had on the high court have been unmitigated disasters.
Kennedy is still the swing (both ways) vote. He needs to leave.
SCOTUS picks ping
Should put Roy Moore on list just to wind everybody up
I pulled a muscle laughing at that one.....
Just needs to be genuinely conservative women. Tough to find, but out there.
They were/are as insane and as group suicidal as the Jonestowners.
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