Here are some names considered among the favorites:Amy Coney Barrett, a defender of religious rightsThe 48-year-old Barrett, who is currently a federal appeals court judge based in Chicago, would be the only conservative woman on the Supreme Court. She was a law clerk to Justice Antonin Scalia, a conservative pillar of the Supreme Court until his death in February 2016. Barbara Lagoa, a Latina judgeA Cuban-American from Miami, Lagoa was the first Hispanic woman appointed to the Supreme Court of Florida, a swing state that could prove crucial to the outcome of the November 3 presidential election. Thomas Hardiman, a fierce pro-gun advocateA federal appeals court judge in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Hardiman has drawn attention by arguing, among other things, that the First Amendment to the US Constitution would not authorize citizens to film police officers. She also clerked for Justice Scalia and taught law at the University of Michigan before her nomination to that state's supreme court.

Source: Standard Digital September 20, 2020 06:11 UTC