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Two federal judges named US President Donald Trump on Saturday as possible candidates to succeed the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court.
He wants to nominate a woman for the influential post on the Supreme Court: US President Donald Trump spoke on Saturday about the successor to Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who passed away Friday at the age of 87.
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One possible candidate is said to be Federal Judge Amy Coney Barrett. Coney Barrett taught at Notre Dame Law School in Indiana before being nominated by Trump in 2017 for a position on the Federal Court of Appeals in Chicago. The Senate confirmed the appointment of the Catholic Conservative with 55 to 43 votes.
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Ginsburg was known as a pioneer of civil and women’s rights. His life and work is the subject of several movies and books. Many liberals celebrate her as an icon. Her face can be found in souvenirs and as graffiti on the facades of houses.
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US President Donald Trump is expected to make a proposal for the successor to the late Constitutional Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg next week. He is highly likely to nominate a woman for the influential job, Trump said in Washington on Saturday. The president of the United States named the two federal judges, Amy Coney Barrett and Barbara Lagoa, on Saturday. Both were “highly respected,” said the Republican.
Amy Coney Barrett taught at Notre Dame Law School in Indiana before being nominated by Trump in 2017 for a position on the Federal Court of Appeals in Chicago. The Senate confirmed the appointment of the Catholic Conservative with 55 to 43 votes. Opponents of a stricter abortion law fear that Barrett as a constitutional judge for the repeal of Roe v. Wade would vote, a 1973 Supreme Court ruling establishing a national right to abortion. Barrett has seven children.
Barbara Lagoa previously served on the Florida State Supreme Court. Trump nominated her for a federal appeals court in Atlanta in 2019. Her nomination was confirmed by the Senate with 80-15 votes, and thus more across partisan lines. This makes her a less controversial candidate. Lagoa is of Cuban descent and was the first Hispanic constitutional judge in Florida.
Dispute over the timing of the vote
Justices to the United States Supreme Court are nominated by the President, confirmed by the Senate, and appointed for life. Republicans have a majority in the Senate with 53 of the 100 votes. He would prefer the chamber vote before the November 3 presidential election, Trump said.
It is unclear whether there will be a majority for the swift replacement of the vacant Supreme Court post. Because it is fiercely debated among political camps whether Republicans should decide on key personnel so shortly before the end of Trump’s current term.
The US Supreme Court often has the final say on controversial policy issues such as abortion, immigration, gun law, and discrimination. It has nine judges, and after Ginsburg’s death, only three are clearly assigned to the liberal camp, all the others are considered more or less conservative. With the best lawyers appointed for life, Trump and the Republicans could act quickly to cement the conservative majority on the Supreme Court for years, perhaps even decades.
Therefore, Democrats had called for a nomination to be held until the next presidential term, which begins on January 20, 2021. They expect an electoral victory for their presidential candidate Joe Biden, noting that Republicans in the Senate blocked a candidate for outgoing President Barack Obama four years ago with a reference to that election year.
