Who Is On Hillary Clinton’s Supreme Court Shortlist?

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August 8, 2016
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Hillary Clinton hasn’t released a U.S. Supreme Court shortlist, but some “well-connected groups” are in broad agreement about her likely nominees.

The Hill spoke with the groups, which didn’t go on the record. Topping the list is current Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland. In its take on the shortlist, Above the Law gives Garland good odds.

If Republicans maintain control of the Senate, they “would jump at the chance to confirm,” according to Above the Law. And Garland could be tapped even if Democrats take control, given his endorsements by so many organizations.

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7) Judge Mariano Florentino Cuéllar of the California Supreme Court, a former Stanford law professor.

8) U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh of the Northern District of California, who was recently nominated to the 9th Circuit. She has overseen several high-profile technology cases.

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Above the Law puts Nguyen, Liu and Cuéllar, and Koh in “the next tier,” saying it gives a modest “non-federal appellate judge discount” to the latter three. And it puts Senators Klobuchar and Booker in the “long-shot tier.”

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