Is Trump ready to nominate Raymond Kethledge to the Supreme Court?
A conservative jurist from
But with Trump set to make his selection public at
What's clear is that Trump is reveling in the secrecy and surrounding pomp of a lifetime appointment, just as he did last year in selecting
Kethledge would give Trump a well-regarded jurist
If selected and confirmed to replace the retiring
A graduate of the
Kethledge, who clerked for Kennedy, worked for
Kethledge may have fewer confirmation weaknesses
While much of the speculation has centered on Kavanaugh and Barrett, both have been seen as having their weaknesses:
Kavanaugh, a judge on the
As for Barrett, who was confirmed to the
Kethledge, on the other hand, could give the
Kethledge's opinions show humor while challenging institutions
He is also quick to see and point out what he sees as bureaucratic inconsistency and hypocrisy.
For instance, when he wrote the opinion rejecting an
Kethledge has taken controversial stances, too: In one case in 2010, he dissented from the majority by saying a defendant should have been allowed under
In the immigration case cited by Breitbart, he ruled that an immigrant had standing to challenge the government's refusal to issue him an employment visa, saying that while the government argued that the purpose of the relevant law was to protect
Talking to students at the
In a piece in the
"How will the judge do under the heat of the lights and the often absurd questions and histrionics of the (confirmation) hearings?" Hewitt wrote. "We won't know until they get there, but those who know Kethledge assure me it would be a replay of Gorsuch's commanding performance: knowledge mixed with grace and humor. In other words, a nightmare for the
Whoever is selected, expect a fight in the
Whoever gets selected, political jockeying on the nomination is expected to begin immediately, with
But
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After law school, he clerked for Judge
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