Trump unveils Supreme Court list, includes Cruz and Cotton
By Morgan Chalfant and John Kruzel - 09/09/20 04:29 PM EDT
Trump’s list included the following potential nominees to join the bench alongside his two other appointees, Justices Neal Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh:
Bridget Bade, a Trump appointee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Daniel Cameron, Republican attorney general of Kentucky
Paul Clement, former solicitor general under President George W. Bush
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.)
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas)
Stuart Kyle Duncan, a Trump appointee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Steven Engel, currently the assistant attorney general for the Office of Legal Counsel
Noel Francisco, who recently stepped down as the U.S. solicitor general
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.)
James Ho, a Trump appointee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Gregory Katsas, who served as deputy White House counsel in the Trump administration before being tapped for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Barbara Lagoa, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Christopher Landau, the U.S. Ambassador to Mexico and former clerk for Justices Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas
Carlos Muñiz, a justice of the Supreme Court of Florida
Martha Pacold, a Trump appointee to the U.S. District for the Northern District of Illinois
Peter Phipps, a Trump appointee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Sarah Pitlyk, a Trump appointee to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
Alison Jones Rushing, U.S. Circuit Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Kate Todd, former chief counsel for the litigation arm of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Lawrence VanDyke, a Trump appointee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
