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In reply to the discussion: Will Kamala Harris be the next Supreme Court Justice? [View all]Tx4obama
(36,974 posts)24. Here's an article link from last month with a list of possible Supreme Court candidates
Supreme Court possibilities if Obama is reelected
List here: http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/30/politics/court-obama-list/index.html
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And below is a copy of a DU comment I posted back in September...
We were talking about President Obama's next pick for the Supreme Court here at the house tonight we came to the consensus that there would be only a slim chance that anyone born before 1960 would be appointed.
So, in my opinion, if the next justice is appointed two or three years from now I doubt anyone that was born in the 1940s or early/mid 1950s would be picked.
Sonia Sottomayor was born in 1955 (but was appointed over three years ago) and Elena Kagan was born in 1960.
If President Obama is the one doing the appointing then a couple of folks that probably will show up on his list to consider might be:
Caitlin Halligan, born 1966 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caitlin_Halligan
Goodwin Liu, born 1970 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodwin_Liu
So, in my opinion, if the next justice is appointed two or three years from now I doubt anyone that was born in the 1940s or early/mid 1950s would be picked.
Sonia Sottomayor was born in 1955 (but was appointed over three years ago) and Elena Kagan was born in 1960.
If President Obama is the one doing the appointing then a couple of folks that probably will show up on his list to consider might be:
Caitlin Halligan, born 1966 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caitlin_Halligan
Goodwin Liu, born 1970 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodwin_Liu
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Yeah, but getting a 42 year old on the Supreme Court would be a massive FU to the GOP
LTR
Nov 2012
#10
I hope he won't pick her, even though she'd be great. We want to keep her here in CA!
CaliforniaPeggy
Nov 2012
#3
Judge Jacqueline Hong-Ngoc Nguyen, 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, San Francisco
Sekhmets Daughter
Nov 2012
#4
I like Liu, I like Eric Holder, I like in 2017 Obama himself appointed by President45(Hillary).
graham4anything
Nov 2012
#9
My guess is that after appointing two women he will appoint a man--maybe the first Asian Justice?
WI_DEM
Nov 2012
#13
If Obama appoints three more justices, that would be a total of five...
Drunken Irishman
Nov 2012
#31
Here's an article link from last month with a list of possible Supreme Court candidates
Tx4obama
Nov 2012
#24
Our Attorney General Kamala Harris is incredibly impressive, and an excellent choice. n/t
CADEMOCRAT7
Nov 2012
#28