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"atlantic." is this his lasting legacy? >> yes, the appointment of judges will be president trumps most important legacy. in addition to the supreme court justices he could appoint. president trump has made federal judges far more of a priority than president obama and by nominating 60 judges at a time in his presidency when president obama had nominated only 20. this is an aging bench. simply were going to see more seats come open and by appointing conservative and able and determined judges, p...

Appointment of another conservative like justice scalia for a seat currently held by a moderate or a liberal, i think youre going to see a lot of pressure on the supreme court to move to the right, to be more protective of religious liberty, to be more protective of, for example, executive power. to be more skeptical of particular kinds of discrimination protections in federal laws. >> reporter: three of the justices are over the age of 75. reagan appointee, and key swing vote justice, anthony k...

With one open seat and an aging bench, president trump has the opportunity to shape the court for generations to come. pamela brown, cnn, washington. >> joining us is npr legal affairs correspondent, nina totenberg, and jornl washington law professor turley. as far as nominating, as the process goes, i think people assume its going to be easy for trump to get his choice confirmed. is that actually the case? >> well, remember, this is not a wide margin. even if he picks up the seat in louisiana, ...