Possible Future SCOTUS Nominees over the Next Four Years(Exclude Garland)

[Kingpoleon]

Democratic:
Cate Edwards, Neal Katyal, Thurgood Marshall, Jr., Robin Carnahan, Vanita Gupta, Janet Napolitano, Mary Philips, Brian Wimes, Anthony Romero, William Hochul, Jr.(and compromise: John G. Levi/Martha Minow)

Republican:
Catherine Hanaway, Leslie Rutledge, Pat DeWine, Jeffrey Chiesa, Eric Skrmetta, Corey Stewart, Greg Edwards(compromise: Christopher Jacobs)

Either:
Jeffrey Rosen, David F. Levi, Roslynn Mauskopf, John Bel Edwards, Brian Sandoval

[heatcharger]

Sri Srinivasan would probably be under consideration for either.

[Heisenberg]

Of the ones that you mentioned, Pat DeWine would make a fine justice, IMO. I'd prefer judges who have had experience on courts, and not those who had been in politics (they would probably be viewed as a little too partisan during hearings). Of those you listed, JBE is one exception, while he is doing a good job as governor and is not too partisan, governors are not SCOTUS justices, and I can't see a Republican appointing him, he is a little too pro labor and pro regulation (from what I hear). As a Republican, I would take Brian Sandoval (even though he is to the left of JBE, socially) over JBE in a heartbeat. Sandoval would also be more likely to retire under a GOP administration, while JBE would likely do so in a Democratic administration.

[politicallefty]

Sandoval is the kind of Republican that would be nominated only if there was a Republican President facing a Democratic Senate. Other than the nomination of Justice Kennedy, you have to go back to the Nixon Administration to find such a setup.

If a Democratic President had the Senate and was feeling particularly feisty, I'd like to see Goodwin Liu nominated and confirmed.

[World politics is up Schmitt creek]

Sandoval is the kind of Republican that would be nominated only if there was a Republican President facing a Democratic Senate. Other than the nomination of Justice Kennedy, you have to go back to the Nixon Administration to find such a setup.

Stevens, Souter, Thomas.

[politicallefty]

Sandoval is the kind of Republican that would be nominated only if there was a Republican President facing a Democratic Senate. Other than the nomination of Justice Kennedy, you have to go back to the Nixon Administration to find such a setup.

Stevens, Souter, Thomas.

Duh. Wow, my mind was in a different place. Generally though, a President without the Senate has tended to moderate the nominees with only one exception. The Democratic Senate should have defeated the nomination of Clarence Thomas with immediate haste. Kennedy was understandable. Thomas was not. A Democratic President attempting to fill a SCOTUS seat with a Republican Senate hasn't happened in the modern age prior to this year.

[Sir Mohamed]

Sri Srinivasan would probably be under consideration for either.

Not for a Republican.

I can't imagine the Trumpster to nominate this guy.

[Anna Komnene]

Maryanne Trump Barry

[MyRescueKittehRocks]

Ted Cruz
Mike Lee's brother

[I’m not Stu]

Democrat: Deval Patrick, Elizabeth Warren, Harold Koh, Jennifer Granholm, Jane Kelly
Republican: Brian Sandoval, Diane Sykes, Chris Cox (former congressman from Orange County, CA who was considered by George W. Bush as a possible replacement for Sandra Day O'Connor), Miguel Estrada, Jeffrey Sutton

[Kingpoleon]

Does anyone think that Ken Mehlman is a possibility?

[I’m not Stu]

Does anyone think that Ken Mehlman is a possibility?

Maybe. Who would Trump be more likely to pick: Peter Thiel or former California Congressman Chris Cox?

[politicallefty]

I think the biggest concern is the amount of influence Pence might have over this pick. I don't Trump himself would appoint a socon warrior, but Pence wants that more than anything.

Ken Mehlman would be a sigh of relief to many on the left on the marriage issue, but do you really think a Republican President with a Republican Senate is going to nominate the first gay Supreme Court Justice?

At this point, I'd rather have Scalia back than whatever right-wing ideologue is going to come as his replacement. At least Justice Scalia had certain principles that would not violate, regardless of ideology. And while I don't appreciate his homophobia or staunch pro-death penalty stance, I commend some of his free speech rulings and those protecting the rights of criminal defendants. Unfortunately, I don't expect his replacement to share many of those latter views. I'm expecting something close to Alito, a right-wing ideologue whose outstanding positions are some of the worst.

[I’m not Stu]

I think the biggest concern is the amount of influence Pence might have over this pick. I don't Trump himself would appoint a socon warrior, but Pence wants that more than anything.

Ken Mehlman would be a sigh of relief to many on the left on the marriage issue, but do you really think a Republican President with a Republican Senate is going to nominate the first gay Supreme Court Justice?

At this point, I'd rather have Scalia back than whatever right-wing ideologue is going to come as his replacement. At least Justice Scalia had certain principles that would not violate, regardless of ideology. And while I don't appreciate his homophobia or staunch pro-death penalty stance, I commend some of his free speech rulings and those protecting the rights of criminal defendants. Unfortunately, I don't expect his replacement to share many of those latter views. I'm expecting something close to Alito, a right-wing ideologue whose outstanding positions are some of the worst.

Yes. Pence scares me more than Trump. There was one time Scalia voted in favor of gay rights in Hollingsworth v. Perry, Clarence Thomas never did. Will Ginsburg, Breyer, or Kennedy be replaced by some extreme reactionary like Roy Moore, Brett Kavanaugh, or Miguel Estrada? I prefer someone like Brian Sandoval.

[Kingpoleon]

Roslynn Mauskopf, Risa Vetri Ferman, or Mary Beth Buchanan are probably his best picks for females.

[politicallefty]

Yes. Pence scares me more than Trump. There was one time Scalia voted in favor of gay rights in Hollingsworth v. Perry, Clarence Thomas never did. Will Ginsburg, Breyer, or Kennedy be replaced by some extreme reactionary like Roy Moore, Brett Kavanaugh, or Miguel Estrada? I prefer someone like Brian Sandoval.

Hollingsworth wasn't really about marriage equality so much as it was about judicial standing. Justices Kennedy and Sotomayor were in the dissent on that case, while in the majority in Obergefell.

I don't expect any voluntary retirements, unless absolutely necessary. If one does arise, it wouldn't be someone like Roy Moore. I'm quite certain he would be rejected by even a Republican Senate. If the picks are screened through Pence, Sandoval wouldn't get through. He's the kind of nominee for a Republican President with a Democratic Senate or extremely narrow Republican Majority. There are probably enough institutionalists remaining on the Republican side to prevent the nuclear option on SCOTUS nominations. However, that's not to say a very charming staunch conservative couldn't get through the next Senate (think John Roberts with a very thin paper trail).

[Mike67]

Here's a good list of Conservative Candidates for the Supreme Court

Keith Blackwell Georgia Supreme Court Justice

Charles Canady Florida Supreme Court Justice

Neil Gorsuch Judge Tenth Circuit US Court Of Appeals

Mike Lee Senator from Utah who used to be Assistant US Attorney from Utah and he's on the Senate Judiciary Comittee

Edward Mansfield Justice Iowa Supreme Court

Federico Moreno Judge US District Court Southern District of Florida

Margaret A Ryan Judge US Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces

Amul Thapar Judge US District Court Eastern District of Kentucky

Timothy Tymkovich  Chief Judge US Court of Appeals Tenth Circuit

Robert Young Chief Justice Supreme Court of Michigan

[KingSweden]

Here's a good list of Conservative Candidates for the Supreme Court

Keith Blackwell Georgia Supreme Court Justice

Charles Canady Florida Supreme Court Justice

Neil Gorsuch Judge Tenth Circuit US Court Of Appeals

Mike Lee Senator from Utah who used to be Assistant US Attorney from Utah and he's on the Senate Judiciary Comittee

Edward Mansfield Justice Iowa Supreme Court

Federico Moreno Judge US District Court Southern District of Florida

Margaret A Ryan Judge US Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces

Amul Thapar Judge US District Court Eastern District of Kentucky

Timothy Tymkovich  Chief Judge US Court of Appeals Tenth Circuit

Robert Young Chief Justice Supreme Court of Michigan

Other than Blackwell nobody on this list would be as controversial as a Sykes or Pryor. Could see some red state Dems backing Gorsuch, Ryan or Tymkovich for example

[Vega]

Obviously the question is moot for now, but who are some of the more left wing potential nominees that a Democrat (like Sanders) would pick?

[Heisenberg]

Here's a good list of Conservative Candidates for the Supreme Court

Keith Blackwell Georgia Supreme Court Justice

Charles Canady Florida Supreme Court Justice

Neil Gorsuch Judge Tenth Circuit US Court Of Appeals

Mike Lee Senator from Utah who used to be Assistant US Attorney from Utah and he's on the Senate Judiciary Comittee

Edward Mansfield Justice Iowa Supreme Court

Federico Moreno Judge US District Court Southern District of Florida

Margaret A Ryan Judge US Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces

Amul Thapar Judge US District Court Eastern District of Kentucky

Timothy Tymkovich  Chief Judge US Court of Appeals Tenth Circuit

Robert Young Chief Justice Supreme Court of Michigan

Other than Blackwell nobody on this list would be as controversial as a Sykes or Pryor. Could see some red state Dems backing Gorsuch, Ryan or Tymkovich for example

Mike Lee would be controversial: partisan elected official, and would face the Senate, which he's part of. Judges only (but that's my opinion).

[Mike67]

Obviously the question is moot for now, but who are some of the more left wing potential nominees that a Democrat (like Sanders) would pick?

Nina Pillard seems like an obvious choice in this scenario.

Maryanne Trump Barry is a very liberal judge

[KingSweden]

Obviously the question is moot for now, but who are some of the more left wing potential nominees that a Democrat (like Sanders) would pick?

Nina Pillard seems like an obvious choice in this scenario.

Maryanne Trump Barry is a very liberal judge

I will laugh if Trump nominates his sister as judge, like he suggested in the first debate

[Mike67]

Obviously the question is moot for now, but who are some of the more left wing potential nominees that a Democrat (like Sanders) would pick?

Nina Pillard seems like an obvious choice in this scenario.

Maryanne Trump Barry is a very liberal judge

I will laugh if Trump nominates his sister as judge, like he suggested in the first debate

I don't think that will happen

[KingSweden]

Obviously the question is moot for now, but who are some of the more left wing potential nominees that a Democrat (like Sanders) would pick?

Nina Pillard seems like an obvious choice in this scenario.

Maryanne Trump Barry is a very liberal judge

I will laugh if Trump nominates his sister as judge, like he suggested in the first debate

I don't think that will happen

Neither do I. Though if Tillerson gets shot down and Trump gets mad who knows

[Mike67]

Obviously the question is moot for now, but who are some of the more left wing potential nominees that a Democrat (like Sanders) would pick?

Nina Pillard seems like an obvious choice in this scenario.

Maryanne Trump Barry is a very liberal judge

I will laugh if Trump nominates his sister as judge, like he suggested in the first debate

I don't think that will happen

Neither do I. Though if Tillerson gets shot down and Trump gets mad who knows

He'll nominate Newt Gingrich if Tillerson is shot down