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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHere are all the women on Trump's list for possible SCOTUS nominees
Bold are the ones I think most likely to be picked
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump_Supreme_Court_candidates#Possible_nominees
United States courts of appeals
Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit
Allison Jones Rushing (born 1982) (appointed by Trump) <<<< 3rd most likely
Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit
Joan Larsen (born 1968)
Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit
Amy Coney Barrett (born 1972) (appointed by Trump) <<<<< my best guess who it will be
Diane Sykes (born 1957)
Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Bridget Shelton Bade (born 1965) (appointed by Trump)
Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit
Allison Eid (born 1965) (appointed by Trump)
Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit
Britt Grant (born 1978) (appointed by Trump)
Barbara Lagoa (born 1967)(appointed by Trump) <<<< Cuban-American from Florida, my 2nd most likely, would be a pure political pick
Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
Meg Ryan (born 1964)
United States district courts
Martha M. Pacold (born 1979) district judge, United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (appointed by Trump)
Sarah Pitlyk (born 1977) district judge, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri (appointed by Trump)
Executive branch
Kate Comerford Todd Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Counsel to the President
Laelth
(32,017 posts)-Laelth
OrlandoDem2
(2,064 posts)Celerity
(42,628 posts)DonaldsRump
(7,715 posts)Picking this person gives him a shot at holding on to FL,
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/19/what-you-need-to-know-about-barbara-lagoa-418437
Bev54
(9,957 posts)is none of them will be qualified and nonpartisan.
consider_this
(2,194 posts)to help himself get elected.
Barbara Lagoa -Cuban-American from Florida. NO one will get voted in before election. IMO, they will wait until lame duck.
Even if they do not vote her in, her usefulness to him is to get him votes in FL and more latino votes there. Naming her is all he needs at this moment, IMO.
AleksS
(1,665 posts)as anti-Latina and attack Democrats with it.