President Trump said he will stick to a previously released list of 25 potential Supreme Court nominees as he weighs who to nominate to succeed Justice Anthony Kennedy, who announced his retirement on Wednesday.
Here is who may replace Kennedy on the Supreme Court bench after his retirement goes into effect on July 31, according to the White House in November:
- Amy Coney Barrett of Indiana, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit
- Keith Blackwell of Georgia, Supreme Court of Georgia
- Charles Canady of Florida, Supreme Court of Florida
- Steven Colloton of Iowa, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit
- Allison Eid of Colorado, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit
- Britt Grant of Georgia, Supreme Court of Georgia
- Raymond Gruender of Missouri, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit
- Thomas Hardiman of Pennsylvania, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit
- Brett Kavanaugh of Maryland, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
- Raymond Kethledge of Michigan, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit
- Joan Larsen of Michigan, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit
- Mike Lee of Utah, senator
- Thomas Lee of Utah, Supreme Court of Utah
- Edward Mansfield of Iowa, Supreme Court of Iowa
- Federico Moreno of Florida, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
- Kevin Newsom of Alabama, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit
- William Pryor of Alabama, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit
- Margaret Ryan of Virginia, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
- David Stras of Minnesota, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit
- Diane Sykes of Wisconsin, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit
- Amul Thapar of Kentucky, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit
- Timothy Tymkovich of Colorado, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit
- Robert Young of Michigan, Supreme Court of Michigan (retired)
- Don Willett of Texas, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit
- Patrick Wyrick of Oklahoma, Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect Willett’s current position.
