Trump ready with list of potential nominees

WASHINGTON — Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death Friday is expected to unleash a pitched battle over who should be her successor.

President Donald Trump had previously named more than 40 people he promised to choose from to fill a potential vacancy on the court. The most recent additions to Trump’s list came earlier this month. Here are the people now on Trump’s list:

BRIDGET BADE: Bade is a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit.

AMY CONEY BARRETT: Barrett is a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit. She’s a former clerk for Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.

KEITH BLACKWELL: Blackwell is a justice of the Georgia Supreme Court. Blackwell previously served on the Georgia Court of Appeals and as deputy special attorney general in the state.

DANIEL CAMERON: Cameron is Kentucky’s attorney general. He previously served as legal counsel to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.

CHARLES CANADY: Canady a justice of the Florida Supreme Court. He also served as general counsel to former Florida governor and Trump rival Jeb Bush.

PAUL CLEMENT: Clement is a partner with Kirkland & Ellis, LLP. He previously served as U.S. solicitor general, arguing over 100 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. Clement was a clerk for Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.

STEVEN COLLOTON: Colloton is a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit. He graduated from Princeton University and Yale’s law school. He was a law clerk for Supreme Court Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist.

TOM COTTON: Cotton is a U.S. senator from Arkansas. Previously, Cotton served in the U.S. House and in the Army.

TED CRUZ: Cruz is a U.S. senator from Texas. He has said he’s not interested in becoming a justice.

STUART KYLE DUNCAN: Duncan is a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit and formerly general counsel of the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty.

ALLISON EID: Eid is a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit. She was a law clerk for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.

STEVEN ENGEL: Engel is the assistant attorney general for the Office of Legal Counsel of the U.S. Department of Justice. Engel clerked for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy.

NOEL FRANCISCO: Francisco is the former U.S. solicitor general. Before his appointment in 2017, Francisco was in private practice and served in the Office of Legal Counsel as deputy assistant attorney general and as associate counsel to Trump. Francisco clerked for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.

BRITT GRANT: Grant is a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit and formerly a justice on the Supreme Court of Georgia.

RAYMOND GRUENDER: Gruender is a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit.

THOMAS HARDIMAN: Hardiman is a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit.

JOSH HAWLEY: Hawley is a U.S. senator from Missouri. He has said he doesn’t have any interest in becoming a justice.

JAMES HO: Ho is a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit. Before his appointment in 2018, Ho was in private practice and had served Texas as solicitor general. Ho clerked for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.

GREGORY KATSAS: Katsas is a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Prior to his 2017 appointment he served as deputy assistant to the president and deputy counsel to the president. Katsas served as a law clerk to Justice Clarence Thomas.

RAYMOND KETHLEDGE: Kethledge is a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit. He was a law clerk to Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy.

BARBARA LAGOA: Lagoa is a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit. Before her appointment in 2019, Lagoa was a justice on the Florida Supreme Court.

CHRISTOPHER LANDAU: Landau is the U.S. ambassador to Mexico. He was a clerk for Justice Clarence Thomas and Justice Antonin Scalia.

JOAN LARSEN: Larsen is a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit. She was a law clerk for Justice Antonin Scalia.

MIKE LEE: Lee is a U.S. senator from Utah. He served as a law clerk to Justice Samuel Alito.

THOMAS LEE: Lee serves on the Supreme Court of Utah. He was a law clerk to Justice Clarence Thomas.

EDWARD MANSFIELD: Mansfield is a justice of the Iowa Supreme Court. He previously served as a judge on the Iowa Court of Appeals.

FEDERICO MORENO: Moreno is a federal judge in Florida.

CARLOS MUNIZ: Muñiz is a justice on the Florida Supreme Court. Prior to his appointment in 2019, Muñiz served as general counsel to the U.S. Department of Education and in various positions in the Florida state government.

KEVIN NEWSOM: Newsom is a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit. He’s a graduate of Harvard’s law school and a former law clerk to Supreme Court Justice David Souter.

MARTHA PACOLD: Martha Pacold is a federal judge in Illinois and former deputy general counsel at the Treasury Department. She clerked for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.

PETER PHIPPS: Phipps is a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit.

SARAH PITLYK: Pitlyk is federal judge in Missouri and former special counsel at the Thomas More Society. She clerked for thenJudge Brett Kavanaugh of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

WILLIAM PRYOR: Pryor is a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit.

ALLISON JONES RUSHING: Rushing is a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit. She clerked for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and then-Judge Neil Gorsuch on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.

MARGARET RYAN: Ryan was a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces and previously served in the

Marine Corps. She is a former clerk for Justice Clarence Thomas.

DAVID STRAS: Stras is a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit. He was a law clerk for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.

DIANE SYKES: Sykes is a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit.

AMUL THAPAR: Thapar is a judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky. Thapar has also served as an assistant U.S. Attorney in Washington and in the Southern District.

KATE TODD: Todd is deputy counsel to President Donald Trump and formerly served as chief counsel of the United States Chamber Litigation Center. Todd clerked for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.

TIMOTHY TYMKOVICH: Tymkovich is chief judge of the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals. He formerly served as Solicitor General in Colorado, where he argued several cases in front of the Supreme Court.

LAWRENCE VANDYKE: VanDyke is a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit.

DON WILLETT: Willett is a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit and formerly a justice on the Supreme Court of Texas.

PATRICK WYRICK: Wyrick is a judge on the Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

ROBERT YOUNG: Young is chief justice of the Michigan Supreme Court. He previously served as a judge on the Michigan Court of Appeals.