The shortlist includes at least one woman, sources said.
September 19, 2020, 12:29 AM
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President Donald Trump is expected to put forth a nominee to fill Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat in the coming days, multiple sources close to the president and with direct knowledge of the situation told ABC News.
The sources describes the list of potential nominees as very short and including at least one woman. U.S. Circuit Judge Amy Coney Barrett is seen as a leading contender, two sources tell ABC News.
Sources add that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has already been in touch with members of the Republican caucus after news of Ginsburg’s passing was announced.
Barrett, a former Notre Dame law professor who previously clerked for Justice Antonin Scalia, was confirmed to the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago back in October 2017.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
