Possible - but a president so fond of giant gold lettering sometimes just goes for the obvious (as he did with Gorsuch). #SCOTUS #AppellateTwitterhttps://twitter.com/varadmehta/status/1012077870653628417 …
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Why not Paul Clement? Why is moderate Hardiman in the mix??
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Clement would be great, but he's probably viewed as too "inside the Beltway" - not "Trumpy" enough. Some say Hardiman was pushed by his Third Circuit colleague, Maryanne Trump Barry (aka President Trump's big sister).
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IHardiman “looks the part” and his wife is from a real estate family. But he is not a feeder judge and nothing in his record suggests “brilliance”. I don’t get why Paul Clement was left off the list. Barrett will be kept for the RBG seat. Kavanaugh too much associated with Bush?
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I think the coast is clear for Kavanaugh now. He might not be everyone's favorite nominee (who is), but he's eminently confirmable.
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Trump saying his pick need to be Harvard or Yale. Rather narrows the list.
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Rules out Hardiman if true.
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And several others, e.g., Amy Coney Barrett, Raymond Kethledge, Joan Larsen, Amul Thapar - but it sounded to me like a somewhat offhand remark by Trump, not an ironclad commitment. But good news for Kavanaugh, I guess!
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Where does Pryor fit into this?
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I think his moment might have passed; there are now folks who are younger, easier to confirm, and just as conservative.
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I think Judge Newsom is one to watch. Relatively short paper trail, record of Dem support, though he hasn't been on the bench long.
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He's a real mensch; I've gotten to know him through O'Scannlain clerk alumni circles. I think he'd be great, but he's not yet getting as much buzz as others (& Trump goes by buzz, as shown by the Gorsuch process; no surprises like Harriet Miers).
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Too bad. Great "outside the beltway" type with serious D.C. bona fides.
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Kethledge has interesting opinions on separation of powers issues that make him very attractive. On the DC Circuit, I think the WH very much wants judges who are going to be skeptical of Chevron specifically and admin. state more broadly. Rao?
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It might be logical to put her in Kavanaugh's vacated D.C. Circuit seat.
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It’s an embarrassment of riches on possible DC Circuit picks from a conservative point of view. I am partial to
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I’m just wondering if Karen Henderson is going to retire.
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I’m surprised Rogers and Tatel didn’t take senior status under Obama after the nuclear option.
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Probably same reason RBG didn’t. They all probably assumed an HRC presidency, an at the time they were still (relatively) “not old.” Theyre probably kicking themselves.
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