President Trump will announce his nominee to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy on Monday, July 9.
Trump told White House reporters about his coming announcement on his flight to his golf course in New Jersey. He said that he has “narrowed to about five” potential nominees, including two women, according to the White House pool report.
The Los Angeles Times reported Thursday that appellate Judge Brett Kavanaugh and recently confirmed circuit court Judge Amy Coney Barret are considered to be front-runners for the seat.
The President said that he does not plan to ask candidates where they stand on the Roe v. Wade court ruling that legalized abortion.
Trump said earlier in the week that he will choose his nominee from the list of 25 judges that he released early in his campaign when Justice Antonin Scalia’s death left a vacancy on the court.
Will this be before or after LeBron announces his new team, will it be a prime time announcement with bells and whistles, and if a woman will it be Harriet Miers or Ivanka?
I guess that’ll give Judge Judy time to tape the final episodes of her show.
So I guess this means that Roy Moore is out of the running.
Too bad, birds of a feather and all.
He might not ask them about overturning Roe v Wade but he’s said on multiple occasions that’s the ONLY type of justice he’ll support. So let’s hope the Democrats on the Judiciary Committee ASSUME that the person, who will not answer the question of course, intends to roll it back. A non-answer means “yes.” Every single senator should hammer this fact home repeatedly … .
OK, my money right now is on Judge Jeannine Pirro.