Despite there being no vacancies on the United States Supreme Court, and no plans to expand the High Court, President Donald Trump has announced five more potential candidates to his already long and distinguished “shortlist” of nominees, should another vacancy arise.
The new additions include:
- Judge Brett Kavanaugh of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals
- Judge Kevin Newsom of the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals
- Judge Amy Coney Barrett of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals
- Judge Britt Grant of the Georgia Supreme Court
- Judge Patrick Wyrick of the Oklahoma Supreme Court
Notable Names
If a couple of those names jump out at you, it may be because Judges Newsom and Barrett were confirmed within the last few months. Barrett formerly clerked for Justice Scalia. Newsom was a former clerk to Justice Souter.
“Routine” Refresh
Though the announcement of the update to the SCOTUS shortlist was unexpected, the White House asserts that it was a routine refresh. It noted that the list had not changed in over a year, which begs the question of what prompted the “routine?”
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