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SCOTUS Nomination May Be Announced This Week

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Several news sources including the Washington Post have speculated that President Biden's nomination for the vacant Supreme Court seat will be announced by the end of the week.

  • The White House has a self imposed deadline of February which puts the latest announcement at Monday.
  • Ketanji Brown Jackson is currently the clear favourite for nomination. Her nomination would give the court the requisite diversity but would also represent a continuity choice for the Biden administration as Jackson was a clerk for the outgoing Justice Breyer.
  • With Senate time in short supply Senate Majority Leader will also want a nominee who can gather some level of bipartisan support. Jackson confirmed to the Appeals Court with the support of three Republican senators last year.
  • Jackson has already undergone the vetting process and her nomination is expected to be smoother than the other two shortlisted candidates J. Michelle Childs and Leondra Kruger.

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