Speculation abounded over potential nominations to the Supreme Court of the United States by President George W. Bush since before his presidency.
John Michael Luttig is an American lawyer and jurist who served as a U.S. circuit judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit from 1991 to 2006. Luttig resigned his judgeship in 2006 to become the general counsel of Boeing,a position he held until 2019.
Donny Ray Willett is an American lawyer and jurist serving since 2018 as a U.S. circuit judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He was previously a justice of the Supreme Court of Texas from 2005 to 2018.
Jon Ormond Newman is a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
The United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa has jurisdiction over forty-seven of Iowa's ninety-nine counties. It is subject to the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals.
The Yale Law &Policy Review (YLPR) is a biannual student-run law review founded in 1982 at the Yale Law School. YLPR publishes scholarship at the intersection of law and policy authored by lawmakers,judges,practitioners,academics,and students. YLPR also publishes shorter,timely pieces on its online forum,Inter Alia.
Paul Steven Diamond is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and a former federal judicial nominee to be a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. He was appointed a federal judge by George W. Bush in 2004.
Henry Travillion Wingate is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi.
Allison Lynn Hartwell Eid is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. She previously served as an associate justice of the Colorado Supreme Court.
Charles Frederick Lettow is an American lawyer who serves as a senior judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims. He was appointed in 2003 by President George W. Bush.
Joan Louise Larsen is an American attorney serving as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. She previously was an associate justice of the Michigan Supreme Court from 2015 to 2017.
With the advice and consent of the United States Senate,the president of the United States appoints the members of the Supreme Court of the United States,which is the highest court of the federal judiciary of the United States. Following his victory in the 2016 presidential election,Republican Donald Trump took office as president on January 20,2017,and faced an immediate vacancy on the Supreme Court due to the February 2016 death of Associate Justice Antonin Scalia.
Carlos Genaro Muñiz is the chief justice on the Florida Supreme Court. He was appointed by Governor Ron DeSantis on January 22,2019. Previously,he was general Counsel of the United States Department of Education.
Leonard Steven Grasz is an American attorney and jurist serving as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.
Gregory George Katsas is an American lawyer and jurist serving since 2017 as a U.S. circuit judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Before becoming a federal judge,Katsas served as Deputy White House Counsel to President Donald Trump,as an Assistant Attorney General in the U.S. Department of Justice,and as a partner at the law firm Jones Day.
Marc Luther Krickbaum is an American attorney who was the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa from 2017 to 2021.
Michael Yale Scudder Jr. is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
Andrew Stephen Oldham is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and former General Counsel to Texas Governor Greg Abbott.
Jonathan Allen Kobes is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.
Michael Hun Park is an American lawyer who serves as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. He was a law clerk to Justice Samuel Alito. Prior to becoming a judge,Park was a named partner at Consovoy McCarthy,a prominent law firm in the conservative legal movement. While at the firm,Park represented the state of Kansas in its efforts to cut Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood. Judge Park was appointed by President Trump and is a member of the Federalist Society.
