| Candidate |
Nomination |
Current Job |
Comment |
| Barrington Parker Jr. |
2nd Circuit |
District judge in New York |
Clinton appointee to federal court in New York, presided over John A. "Junior" Gotti prosecution. |
| Dennis Shedd |
4th Circuit |
District judge in South Carolina |
Former aide to Strom Thurmond. |
| Terrence Boyle |
4th Circuit |
District judge in North Carolina |
Ruled in 1998 that North Carolina ban on corporate political contributions was unconstitutional. |
| Roger L. Gregory |
4th Circuit |
4th Circuit judge |
Clinton bypassed Senate and named Gregory in a recess appointment for one year. |
| Edith Brown Clement |
5th Circuit |
District judge in Louisiana |
Presided over former governor Edwin Edwards's insurance fraud case after four judges removed themselves. |
| Priscilla Owen |
5th Circuit |
Texas Supreme Court justice |
Second woman elected to the Texas Supreme Court. |
| Jeffrey Sutton |
6th Circuit |
Partner with Jones, Day |
Argued on behalf of tobacco companies against Massachusetts law restricting cigarette advertising. |
| Deborah L. Cook |
6th Circuit |
Ohio Supreme Court Justice |
Has strong support from influential Ohio Republicans. She is a member of the Federalist Society. |
| Michael W. McConnell |
10th Circuit |
University of Utah law professor |
An expert on constitutional separation of church and state, he has argued cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. |
| Miguel A. Estrada |
D.C. Circuit |
Partner with Gibson, Dunn |
Born in Honduras, he has argued 15 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. |
| John G. Roberts Jr. |
D.C. Circuit |
Hogan & Hartson |
A former deputy solicitor under Kenneth Starr, he argued on behalf of the government against Microsoft. |
