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The president of the United States, Donald Trump (74), is likely to make a proposal for the successor of the late Constitutional Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg († 87) next week. “It will be a woman,” Trump announced Saturday (local time) during an election campaign appearance in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
According to US media reports, Trump wants to decide between two candidates. One of them is Barbara Lagoa, a seasoned Florida judge with Cuban roots. Lagoa, 52, has served on the Florida Supreme Court since January 2019. In September 2019, Trump appointed her to the court of appeals for the southeastern United States. Lagoa is assigned to the conservative field. “She is an extraordinary person, I have heard incredible things about her,” Trump once said about Lagoa.
Appeals Judge Amy Coney Barrett, 48, of New Orleans, Louisiana, is also under discussion. Like Lagoa, Barrett also belongs to the Conservative field and has already been interviewed by the White House about Ginsburg’s possible successor.
Appointment before the US elections?
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. Trump said he would prefer the chamber vote before the November 3 presidential election.
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.
Supreme Court of the United States, correct?
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 (77), and note that Republicans in the Senate blocked a candidate for outgoing President Barack Obama four years ago with reference to the election year at that time. (kes / SDA)
