Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson unveiled a list of potential Supreme Court nominees he would choose from, if elected president.
The third-party candidate’s list includes six names, including five men and one woman:
- Alex Kozinski, circuit judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
- Randy Barnett, director of the Georgetown Center for the Constitution.
- Janice Rogers Brown, D.C. Circuit Court judge and former California Supreme Court justice.
- Tom Campbell, former member of Congress and dean of the Chapman University School of Law.
- Miguel Estrada, partner at the Washington, D.C., law office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, where he is a member of the firm’s Appellate and Constitutional Law Practice Group.
- Jonathan Turley, Professor, George Washington University Law School
“I have made clear that I believe the Supreme Court should be guided by a loyalty to the original and fundamental principles of limited government and liberty embodied in the Constitution and the Bill of Rights,” Johnson said in a statement. “As president, when the opportunity arises, I will nominate justices who have proven records of demonstrating that loyalty to the Constitution.”
Johnson released his list with under one week remaining until Election Day after not appearing onstage at any presidential debate because he failed to meet the required polling threshold.
