Five Women on Obama's Short List for Supreme Court

By John Johnson,  Newser Staff
Posted May 13, 2009 9:24 PM CDT
Five Women on Obama's Short List for Supreme Court
Judge Diane Pamela Wood of the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.   (AP Photo/University of Chicago, Lloyd DeGrane, File)

President Obama has narrowed his list of Supreme Court picks to at least six names, with women in five of the top spots, reports CNN. Obama is expected to make a selection by Memorial Day, sources say. Among the finalists: Federal appeals court judges Sonia Sotomayor and Diane Wood; Solicitor General Elena Kagan; Homeland Security chief Janet Napolitano; Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm; and California Supreme Court Justice Carlos Moreno.

Moreno, 60, had not previously made the short list of favorites. A new round of vetting is under way, led by Joe Biden, Rahm Emanuel, and David Axelrod. A bipartisan group of senators met with Obama today to discuss the vacancy. "Unless the president sends up a very controversial nominee, the vote should occur well in advance of the first Monday in October, which is when the court reconvenes," said Mitch McConnell. (More Janet Napolitano stories.)

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