Candidates to replace Justice John Paul Stevens
The White House is searching for a replacement for Justice John Paul Stevens. The list includes some of those President Obama considered last year, when he chose Sonia Sotomayor, a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit in New York. At this point, White House aides, Democrats familiar with the process inside the administration and legal experts consider 6 candidates in the lead while others still bear watching.
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- THE LEADERS
- Solicitor General Elena Kagan
- Judge Merrick B. Garland
- Judge Diane Wood
- Secretary Janet Napolitano
- Governor Jennifer Granholm (Mich.)
- Judge Sydney R. Thomas
- OTHERS FROM LAST YEAR'S LIST
- Former Georgia Chief Justice Leah Ward Sears
- Carlos Moreno
- Martha L. Minow
- WILDCARDS
- Judge Ruben Castillo
- Governor Deval Patrick
- Sen. Amy Klobuchar
- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Sen. Amy Klobuchar | ||
![[]](http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/photo/2010/04/09/PH2010040902670.jpg) Year born: 1960 Education: Yale University, J.D. University of Chicago Law School | The Democrat from Minnesota is a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee. She is a graduate of the University of Chicago law school and was a prosecutor before her election to the Senate in 2006. A major downside: her successor would be named by the state's Republican governor, Tim Pawlenty. Experience: Senator, Former Minnesota Attorney General | |
