This Is the List of the 25 People Trump Will Consider for Next Supreme Court Justice
FILe - In this June 1, 2017, file photo, the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court gather for an official group portrait to include new Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch, top row, far right at the Supreme Court Building in Washington. Seated, from left are, Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Associate Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, Chief Justice John Roberts, Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, and Associate Justice Stephen Breyer. Standing, from left are, Associate Justice Elena Kagan, Associate Justice Samuel Alito Jr., Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, and Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch. The 81-year-old Kennedy said Tuesday, June 27, 2018, that he is retiring after more than 30 years on the court.
On the White House website, President Donald Trump lists the jurists he is looking at to be the next Supreme Court justice. We’ve got that list, which was last updated in November, here. Looking for additional analysis? Heritage Foundation scholars provided more details on some of these names here and here.
1. Amy Coney Barrett of Indiana, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit
2. Keith Blackwell of Georgia, Supreme Court of Georgia
3. Charles Canady of Florida, Supreme Court of Florida
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4. Steven Colloton of Iowa, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit
5. Allison Eid of Colorado, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit
6. Britt Grant of Georgia, Supreme Court of Georgia
7. Raymond Gruender of Missouri, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit
8. Thomas Hardiman of Pennsylvania, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit
9. Brett Kavanaugh of Maryland, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
10. Raymond Kethledge of Michigan, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit
11. Joan Larsen of Michigan, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit
12. Mike Lee of Utah, United States senator
13. Thomas Lee of Utah, Supreme Court of Utah
14. Edward Mansfield of Iowa, Supreme Court of Iowa
15. Federico Moreno of Florida, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
16. Kevin Newsom of Alabama, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit
17. William Pryor of Alabama, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit
18. Margaret Ryan of Virginia, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
19. David Stras of Minnesota, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit
20. Diane Sykes of Wisconsin, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit
21. Amul Thapar of Kentucky, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit
22. Timothy Tymkovich of Colorado, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit
23. Robert Young of Michigan, Supreme Court of Michigan (retired)
24. Don Willett of Texas, Supreme Court of Texas
25. Patrick Wyrick of Oklahoma, Supreme Court of Oklahoma
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