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    Sahil Kapur‏Verified account @sahilkapur 6 May 2020

    NEW: Joe Biden’s pledge to put a black woman on the Supreme Court has one problem. He doesn’t have many options in the federal courts to elevate. I dove into the numbers and the likeliest prospects.https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/problem-biden-s-pledge-black-woman-justice-.n1200826 …

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      2. Sahil Kapur‏Verified account @sahilkapur 6 May 2020

        11 of the last 12 SCOTUS justices were picked from appeals courts (exception: Kagan, SG, nicknamed “tenth justice”). There are just 5 black women on US appeals courts—the youngest is 68 this year. Biden will likely want someone younger to hold that seat.https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/problem-biden-s-pledge-black-woman-justice-n1200826 …

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      3. Sahil Kapur‏Verified account @sahilkapur 6 May 2020

        What about district courts? More options—but not many. Narrow it to Democratic appointees 55 or younger this year (max age of the last 7 confirmed nominees) and you’re down to NINE black women. One is Ketanji Brown Jackson, 49, an Obama 2016 short-lister.https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/problem-biden-s-pledge-black-woman-justice-n1200826 …

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      4. Sahil Kapur‏Verified account @sahilkapur 6 May 2020

        Joe Biden will likely consider SCOTUS options who aren’t federal judges. An outside-the-box prospect getting some buzz: California Supreme Court Justice Leondra Kruger. Others think Harris or Abrams will end up on the short list if passed over for VP.https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/problem-biden-s-pledge-black-woman-justice-n1200826 …

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      5. Sahil Kapur‏Verified account @sahilkapur 6 May 2020

        The Biden campaign declined to comment when I asked if he’ll release a Supreme Court short list, as Trump did in 2016. Progressive judicial group @WeDemandJustice wants him to do that.https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/problem-biden-s-pledge-black-woman-justice-n1200826 …

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      6. Sahil Kapur‏Verified account @sahilkapur 6 May 2020

        “It’s somewhat embarrassing that there aren’t more people on the federal courts right now that are black women who’d be natural to put on his short list,” says @brianefallon.https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/problem-biden-s-pledge-black-woman-justice-n1200826 …

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      7. Sahil Kapur‏Verified account @sahilkapur 6 May 2020

        A fun little nugget here: Stacey Abrams' sister, Leslie Abrams Gardner, is an Obama-appointed federal judge who's been privately suggested as a SCOTUS prospect. Both sisters are Yale-educated lawyers with the potential to be on Biden's short list.https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/problem-biden-s-pledge-black-woman-justice-n1200826 …

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      8. Sahil Kapur‏Verified account @sahilkapur 6 May 2020

        Biden's "black woman for SCOTUS" pledge is tied to his VP search. Certain women are contenders for both jobs. Some activists see the pledge as an attempt at political flexibility to pick a white running mate.https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/problem-biden-s-pledge-black-woman-justice-n1200826 …

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      9. Sahil Kapur‏Verified account @sahilkapur 6 May 2020

        She The People founder @AimeeAllison: "Appointing a Black woman to the Supreme Court may be his attempt to right past wrongs, but it does not make up for a spot on the ticket."https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/problem-biden-s-pledge-black-woman-justice-n1200826 …

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      10. Sahil Kapur‏Verified account @sahilkapur 6 May 2020

        Sahil Kapur Retweeted Cristian Farias

        There is precedent for this on a history-making nominee: Reagan pledged to put the first woman on SCOTUS and found Sandra Day O’Connor on an Arizona state court.https://twitter.com/cristianafarias/status/1258073078636019714 …

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        Cristian FariasVerified account @cristianafarias
        This is truly a non-issue if he looks to state courts. Many eminently qualified candidates there. https://twitter.com/sahilkapur/status/1258027925582090240 …
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      2. Human Being‏ @Human1Being2 6 May 2020
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        I think he said a person of color to the SCOTUS and did not mention the gender. Please confirm.

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      3. Human Being‏ @Human1Being2 6 May 2020
        Replying to @Human1Being2 @sahilkapur

        I also remember he mentioned he would love to nominate Barrack Obama to the SCOTUS if he would agree.

        0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
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