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|Keith Blackwell || Georgia supreme court  || 41 ||  || probably too young at this time to be appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court

|Keith Blackwell || Georgia supreme court  || 41 ||  || Probably too young at this time to be appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court

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|Charles T. Canady || Florida supreme court || 62 ||  || former congressman who coined the expression "partial-birth abortion," in sponsoring the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act; twice properly rejected an unjustified attempt by a minor to have an abortion without first notifying her parents as required by Florida law

|Charles T. Canady || Florida supreme court || 62 ||  || Former congressman who coined the expression "partial-birth abortion," in sponsoring the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act; twice properly rejected an unjustified attempt by a minor to have an abortion without first notifying her parents as required by Florida law

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|Steven Colloton || US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit  || 53 ||  || ruled '''''twice''''' in favor of the pro-[[abortion]] side (see above)

|Steven Colloton || US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit  || 53 ||  || Ruled '''''twice''''' in favor of the pro-[[abortion]] side (see above)

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|Allison Eid || Colorado Supreme Court  || 51 ||  || former clerk for [[Clarence Thomas]]

|Allison Eid || Colorado Supreme Court  || 51 ||  || former clerk for [[Clarence Thomas]]

|Raymond Kethledge || US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit  || 50 (in Dec.) ||  || Refused to join a concurring opinion by [[conservative]] Judge Boggs that sought to strengthen the [[Second Amendment]] by establishing a "[[strict scrutiny]]" standard of review for laws that infringe on it.  ''Tyler v. Hillsdale Cnty. Sheriff's Dep't'', 837 F.3d 678, 702 (6th Cir. 2016) (Boggs, J., concurring).

|Raymond Kethledge || US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit  || 50 (in Dec.) ||  || Refused to join a concurring opinion by [[conservative]] Judge Boggs that sought to strengthen the [[Second Amendment]] by establishing a "[[strict scrutiny]]" standard of review for laws that infringe on it.  ''Tyler v. Hillsdale Cnty. Sheriff's Dep't'', 837 F.3d 678, 702 (6th Cir. 2016) (Boggs, J., concurring).

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|Joan Larsen || Michigan Supreme Court || 47 || || faculty member at a [[liberal]] law school, the [[University of Michigan]],<ref>https://www.law.umich.edu/FacultyBio/Pages/FacultyBio.aspx?FacID=jllarsen</ref> has declared that she thinks there is sexism in law.<ref>https://www.michigan.gov/documents/mwc/Minutes_April_18_2016_532283_7.pdf</ref>

|Joan Larsen || Michigan Supreme Court || 47 || || Faculty member at a [[liberal]] law school, the [[University of Michigan]],<ref>https://www.law.umich.edu/FacultyBio/Pages/FacultyBio.aspx?FacID=jllarsen</ref> has declared that she thinks there is sexism in law.<ref>https://www.michigan.gov/documents/mwc/Minutes_April_18_2016_532283_7.pdf</ref>

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|Sen. Mike Lee|| Senator R-Utah  ||  ||  ||  

|Sen. Mike Lee|| Senator R-Utah  ||  ||  ||  

|Thomas Lee || Utah Supreme Court  ||  ||  ||  

|Thomas Lee || Utah Supreme Court  ||  ||  ||  

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|Edward Mansfield || Iowa Supreme Court  || 60  ||  || wrote a controversial decision in favor of a right to fire a woman for being sexually attracted to her

|Edward Mansfield || Iowa Supreme Court  || 60  ||  || Wrote a controversial decision in favor of a right to fire a woman for being sexually attracted to her

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|Federico Moreno || Southern District of Florida ||  ||  || unlikely pick from the position of a trial rather than appellate court judge

|Federico Moreno || Southern District of Florida ||  ||  || Unlikely pick from the position of a trial rather than appellate court judge

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|William Pryor || US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit  || 54 || 53-45, with Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski abstaining || prosecuted Alabama Supreme Court Justice Roy Moore for an alleged ethics violation due to having the [[Ten Commandments]] on display; required a middle school (grades 6 through 8) to have a homosexual club based on extending the federal [[Equal Access Act]] against it.

|William Pryor || US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit  || 54 || 53-45, with Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski abstaining || prosecuted Alabama Supreme Court Justice Roy Moore for an alleged ethics violation due to having the [[Ten Commandments]] on display; required a middle school (grades 6 through 8) to have a homosexual club based on extending the federal [[Equal Access Act]] against it.

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|Margaret Ryan || US Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces  || 52 ||  || she wrote the recent decision that court-martialed a Marine for having a Bible verse displayed on her desk, which suggests a hostility or insensitivity by Ryan to religious beliefs

|Margaret Ryan || US Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces  || 52 ||  || She wrote the recent decision that court-martialed a Marine for having a Bible verse displayed on her desk, which suggests a hostility or insensitivity by Ryan to religious beliefs

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|David Stras || Minnesota Supreme Court  || 42 ||  || probably too young at this time to be appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court, he is a former clerk for Justice [[Clarence Thomas]]

|David Stras || Minnesota Supreme Court  || 42 ||  || Probably too young at this time to be appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court, he is a former clerk for Justice [[Clarence Thomas]]

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|Diane Sykes || US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit  || 59 (in Dec.) || 70-27<ref>http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=108&session=2&vote=00152</ref> || ruled in favor of Planned Parenthood in blocking an Indiana law that attempted to cut off funding to it under the Medicaid law.  ''Planned Parenthood of Ind., Inc. v. Comm'r of the Ind. State Dep't of Health'', 699 F.3d 962 (7th Cir. 2012).<ref>https://casetext.com/case/planned-parenthood-of-ind-inc-v-commr-of-the-ind-state-dept-of-health</ref>

|Diane Sykes || US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit  || 59 (in Dec.) || 70-27<ref>http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=108&session=2&vote=00152</ref> || ruled in favor of Planned Parenthood in blocking an Indiana law that attempted to cut off funding to it under the Medicaid law.  ''Planned Parenthood of Ind., Inc. v. Comm'r of the Ind. State Dep't of Health'', 699 F.3d 962 (7th Cir. 2012).<ref>https://casetext.com/case/planned-parenthood-of-ind-inc-v-commr-of-the-ind-state-dept-of-health</ref>

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|Amul Thapar || Eastern District of Kentucky ||  ||  || unlikely pick from the position of a trial rather than appellate court judge

|Amul Thapar || Eastern District of Kentucky ||  ||  || Unlikely pick from the position of a trial rather than appellate court judge

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|Timothy Tymkovich || US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit  || 60 ||  || held in favor of religious liberty in ''Hobby Lobby'' decision

|Timothy Tymkovich || US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit  || 60 ||  || Held in favor of religious liberty in ''Hobby Lobby'' decision

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|Don Willett || Texas Supreme Court  || 50 ||  || outspokenly anti-Trump at one point

|Don Willett || Texas Supreme Court  || 50 ||  || Outspokenly anti-Trump at one point

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|Robert Young || Michigan Supreme Court || 66 (in Jan.) ||  ||  

|Robert Young || Michigan Supreme Court || 66 (in Jan.) ||  ||