One of These 25 People Will Replace Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court This Fall

By
The Editors
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SAN DIEGO (July 15, 2015) U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy is piped aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) for a tour of the ship. The crew is preparing for the Navy’s Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Andre T. Richard/Released)

With the announcement of Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy that he will be retiring from the bench, Sen. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has announced that a vote for the confirmation of Kennedy’s replacement will take place by this fall.

In November of last year, President Trump announced a list of 25 potential Supreme Court nominees from which he would choose the next appointee. Here is that list:

  1. Amy Coney Barrett of Indiana, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
  2. Keith Blackwell of Georgia, Supreme Court of Georgia
  3. Charles Canady of Florida, Supreme Court of Florida
  4. Steven Colloton of Iowa, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
  5. Allison Eid of Colorado, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
  6. Britt Grant of Georgia, Supreme Court of Georgia
  7. Raymond Gruender of Missouri, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
  8. Thomas Hardiman of Pennsylvania, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
  9. Brett Kavanaugh of Maryland, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
  10. Raymond Kethledge of Michigan, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
  11. Joan Larsen of Michigan, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
  12. Mike Lee of Utah, United States Senator
  13. Thomas Lee of Utah, Supreme Court of Utah
  14. Edward Mansfield of Iowa, Supreme Court of Iowa
  15. Federico Moreno of Florida, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
  16. Kevin Newsom of Alabama, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
  17. William Pryor of Alabama, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
  18. Margaret Ryan of Virginia, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
  19. David Stras of Minnesota, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
  20. Diane Sykes of Wisconsin, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
  21. Amul Thapar of Kentucky, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
  22. Timothy Tymkovich of Colorado, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
  23. Robert Young of Michigan, Supreme Court of Michigan (Ret.)
  24. Don Willett of Texas, Supreme Court of Texas
  25. Patrick Wyrick of Oklahoma, Supreme Court of Oklahoma