AG says she doesn't want to be considered for SCOTUS; which judges are deemed leading contenders?
U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch. ABA Journal file photo by Simon Apps.
Attorney General Loretta Lynch announced on Tuesday that she doesn’t want to be considered for a U.S. Supreme Court nomination.
A statement released by the Justice Department said Lynch is committed to carrying out the department’s work, report the New York Times and CNN. The nominations process, Lynch determined, “would curtail her effectiveness in her current role,” the statement said.
Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval has also said he is taking himself out of the running for a nomination.
President Obama has already begun interviewing potential nominees, National Public Radio reports. Its sources say those being interviewed include federal appeals judges Merrick Garland, Sri Srinivasan, Paul Watford and Jane Kelly, and federal district judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. More information on those judges is available here.
Garland, Srinivasan and Watford are considered the leading contenders, according to NPR.
