Wasting his time. Although his time is worthless so maybe it’s not.
Via The Hill:
President Obama is actively interviewing potential replacements for late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, according to a new report.
Obama is meeting with five candidates and is seriously considering three of them for the nation’s highest court, NPR reported.
The leading contenders reportedly include Merrick Garland and Sri Srinivasan of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia and Paul Watford of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco.
More long-shot options include Jane Kelly of the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis and U.S. District Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson of Washington, D.C.Garland, 63, is the oldest judge Obama is considering and boasts a 19-year judicial paper trail for critics’ analysis. Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) helped secure the confirmation of Garland to the appeals court after a storied career as a prosecutor, NPR said.