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<center>''Frontrunner [[Brett Kavanaugh]] has his own entry; for a discussion of frontrunner Raymond Kethledge, see [[Trump Supreme Court#Kethledge|here]]''.</center>
<center>''[[Brett Kavanaugh]] has his own entry; for a discussion of frontrunner Raymond Kethledge, see [[Trump Supreme Court#Kethledge|here]]''.</center>
During his 2016 campaign for President, [[Donald Trump]] released two lists of candidates for a vacancy on the Supreme Court and pledged to appoint Justices from those lists.<ref name="NYT-5-18">
During his 2016 campaign for President, [[Donald Trump]] released two lists of candidates for a vacancy on the Supreme Court and pledged to appoint Justices from those lists.<ref name="NYT-5-18">
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</ref> Both lists were assembled by the [[Federalist Society]] and the [[Heritage Foundation]].<ref name="goldmacher1">{{cite news|last1=Goldmacher|first1=Shane|last2=Johnson|first2=Eliana|last3=Gerstein|first3=Josh|title=How Trump got to yes on Gorsuch|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/trump-supreme-court-gorsuch-234474|accessdate=February 12, 2017|publisher=Politico|date=31 January 2017}}</ref> The '''Trump Supreme Court''' depends on a good analysis of candidates in order to avoid making a mistake. [[Donald Trump]] wants to appoint judges like [[Antonin Scalia]], and has said so publicly. But some of the judges on the lists fall far short of that standard, and could even become future [[liberal]]s if appointed to the [[U.S. Supreme Court]]. '''''The [[liberal media]] are heavily promoting the more liberal candidates on Trump's list, to try to steer Trump away from picking a [[conservative]]'''''.
</ref> Both lists were assembled by the [[Federalist Society]] and the [[Heritage Foundation]].<ref name="goldmacher1">{{cite news|last1=Goldmacher|first1=Shane|last2=Johnson|first2=Eliana|last3=Gerstein|first3=Josh|title=How Trump got to yes on Gorsuch|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/trump-supreme-court-gorsuch-234474|accessdate=February 12, 2017|publisher=Politico|date=31 January 2017}}</ref> The '''Trump Supreme Court''' depends on a good analysis of candidates in order to avoid making a mistake. [[Donald Trump]] wants to appoint judges like [[Antonin Scalia]], and has said so publicly. But some of the judges on the lists fall far short of that standard, and could even become future [[liberal]]s if appointed to the [[U.S. Supreme Court]]. '''''The [[liberal media]] are heavily promoting the more liberal candidates on Trump's list, to try to steer Trump away from picking a [[conservative]]'''''.
A second vacancy arose during Trump's term when Justice [[Anthony Kennedy]], usually the swing vote in most 5-4 decisions, announced his retirement effective July 31, 2018; Trump announced that he would select Kennedy's replacement from the list and announce his pick on July 9. Other vacancies are possible during a first term and should Trump run for and win a second term, most likely during that term.
A second vacancy arose during Trump's term when Justice [[Anthony Kennedy]], usually the swing vote in most 5–4 decisions, announced his retirement effective July 31, 2018; Trump announced Brett Kavanaugh as Kennedy's replacement from the list on July 9. Other vacancies are possible during a first term and should Trump run for and win a second term, most likely during that term.
Perhaps only three candidates on the entire list of 21 are reliably pro-life: Florida Supreme Court Justice Charles Canady, federal appellate Judge Raymond Gruender, and U.S. Senator Mike Lee.
Perhaps only three candidates on the entire list of 21 are reliably pro-life: Florida Supreme Court Justice Charles Canady, federal appellate Judge Raymond Gruender, and U.S. Senator [[Mike Lee]].
Only four out of 21 candidates on the list are women, none of whom are reliably pro-life. Trump should go beyond the list to pick a pro-life woman, such as Judges Jennifer Elrod or Edith Jones from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Only four out of 21 candidates on the list are women, none of whom are reliably pro-life. Trump should go beyond the list to pick a pro-life woman, such as Judges Jennifer Elrod or Edith Jones from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.