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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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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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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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 …Show this thread -
“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 …Show this thread -
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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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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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 …Show this thread -
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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I think he said a person of color to the SCOTUS and did not mention the gender. Please confirm.
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I also remember he mentioned he would love to nominate Barrack Obama to the SCOTUS if he would agree.
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