Wednesday, September 9, 2020

Well, there's no vacancy right now...

 Law.com reports Trump's New Supreme Court Pool: Judges He's Nominated, GOP Senators and DOJ Veterans -- The president added 20 additional names to a previous list of potential nominees.

Trump’s new list of potential justices includes:

  • Judge Lawrence Van Dyke of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • Judge Bridget Bade of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • Paul Clement, former solicitor general
  • Sen. Ted Cruz
  • Noel Francisco, former solicitor general
  • Amb. Christopher Landau
  • Justice Carlos Muñiz of the Florida Supreme Court
  • Judge Peter Phipps of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
  • Judge Allison Jones Rushing of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
  • Judge James Ho of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • Judge Stuart Kyle Duncan of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • Judge Gregory Katsas of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
  • Judge Barbara Lagoa of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

[Law360's article is here; The Recorder's article is here.]