President Joe Biden reached a decision on his nominee to the Supreme Court late Thursday and could announce who he intends to make the first black female on the high court’s bench as early as Friday, according to people familiar with the matter.
The exact timing of the White House’s Supreme Court announcement has not been set, but it could come at any time. If the president decides to delay his announcement of the nominee, he would reveal her no later than Monday, aides familiar with the matter said.
Biden said earlier this month that he was seriously considering four candidates, believed to include Ketanji Brown Jackson, of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; J. Michelle Childs, of the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina; Leondra Kruger, of the California Supreme Court. There has even been speculation that Vice President Kamala Harris could be an option, though that is widely considered to be unlikely.
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The Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit also stirred speculation of a forthcoming announcement on Thursday when it altered its typical procedure by issuing an opinion on a Thursday, which is inconsistent with its typical schedule of Tuesday and Friday release days.
Some legal experts speculated the altered schedule might signal Jackson will be the nominee, given that Justice Brett Kavanaugh also experienced a similar schedule change just before he was nominated.
Jackson, Childs, and Kruger have all met with Biden during his selection process, multiple sources reported in recent days.
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If Biden does announce his nominee on Friday, it will mark two years to the date since he made his 2020 campaign promise to nominate the first black woman to the highest bench.
The Washington Examiner contacted the White House but did not receive a response.
