With the huge news that Justice Anthony Kennedy is retiring from the Supreme Court, President Donald Trump announced that he will be choosing a new nominee “shortly,” and will be using the previously published list of names from which to draw that pick.
Here are the names the White House made public late last year.
Amy Coney Barrett of Indiana, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh CircuitKeith Blackwell of Georgia, Supreme Court of GeorgiaCharles Canady of Florida, Supreme Court of FloridaSteven Colloton of Iowa, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth CircuitAllison Eid of Colorado, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth CircuitBritt Grant of Georgia, Supreme Court of GeorgiaRaymond Gruender of Missouri, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth CircuitThomas Hardiman of Pennsylvania, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third CircuitBrett Kavanaugh of Maryland, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia CircuitRaymond Kethledge of Michigan, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth CircuitJoan Larsen of Michigan, U.S. Court of Appeals for
the Sixth CircuitMike Lee of Utah, United States SenatorThomas Lee of Utah, Supreme Court of UtahEdward Mansfield of Iowa, Supreme Court of IowaFederico Moreno of Florida, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of FloridaKevin Newsom of Alabama, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh CircuitWilliam Pryor of Alabama, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh CircuitMargaret Ryan of Virginia, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed ForcesDavid Stras of Minnesota, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth CircuitDiane Sykes of Wisconsin, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh CircuitAmul Thapar of Kentucky, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth CircuitTimothy Tymkovich of Colorado, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth CircuitRobert Young of Michigan, Supreme Court of Michigan (Ret.)Don Willett of Texas, Supreme Court of TexasPatrick Wyrick of Oklahoma, Supreme Court of Oklahoma
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