Speculation abounded over potential nominations to the Supreme Court of the United States by President George W. Bush since before his presidency.
Judith Ann Wilson Rogers is a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
Kimberly Ann Moore is an American lawyer and jurist serving as chief United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Susan Sims Harrell Black is an American lawyer who serves as a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. She was a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. She was the first female federal court judge in Florida.
Julie Elizabeth Carnes is an American judge who is a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
Gustavo Antonio GelpíJr. is an American lawyer who serves as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. He is a former chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico.
Randall Ray Rader is a former United States Circuit Judge and former Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Roslyn Elaine Olson Silver is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona. She served as a Chief Judge for the district from 2011 to 2013.
Amy Joan St. Eve is an American lawyer and jurist serving since 2018 as a U.S. circuit judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. She previously served as a U.S. district judge of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois from 2002 to 2018.
Alison Julie Nathan is an American lawyer who has served as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit since 2022. She served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York from 2011 to 2022. She previously served as associate White House counsel for President Barack Obama.
Tamika Renee Montgomery-Reeves is an American lawyer who serves as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. She previously served as an Associate Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court.
Veronica Sophia Rossman is a Russian-born American lawyer serving as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.
Jennifer Sung is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Holly Aiyisha Thomas is an American attorney serving as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. She previously served as a judge of the Los Angeles County Superior Court from 2018 to 2022.
Arianna Julia Freeman is an American lawyer from Pennsylvania who serves as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
President Joe Biden began his presidency with fewer vacancies to fill than his predecessor. He pledged to nominate people with diverse backgrounds and professional experience;further he pledged to nominate the first black woman to the Supreme Court of the United States.
Nancy Lee Maldonado is an American lawyer from Chicago who has served as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit since 2024. She previously served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois from 2022 to 2024.
Doris Lenea Pryor is an American lawyer who has served as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit since 2022. She served as a United States magistrate judge for the Southern District of Indiana from 2018 to 2022.
Roopali Hardin Desai is a Canadian-American lawyer who has served since 2022 as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Jennifer Lynne Hall is an American lawyer who has served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware since 2024. She previously served as a United States magistrate judge of the same court from 2019 to 2024.
