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That really conversations about these very difficult cases are confined to a very small number of people. >> other names circulating, minnesota court judge mimi wright. outstanding, president cherilyn ide ifle. lee. candace jackson and jade michelle childs. a south carolina judge whos been pushed by house majority whip, james clyburn. >> i have a high regard and sin veer appreciation for our legal system, which is the form of order in our court, our democracy. >> during the 2020 campaign, clybur...

Till this point to even have them nominated to this level. >> can we talk about that, laura? because you know a couple of women on the short list. tell us about them. >> i was a year behind at princeton one of them, judge candice jackson. and even then at 17 years old i can tell you that her intellectual might was apparent. and even thenna mong her peer group it was quite clear about the destiny who was before her. and justice wilhemina wright, goes by mimi wright, out of my home state of minnes...

Meanwhile, cnn is also recommending a woman called younus lee. niceay be a perfectly act person. we dont know, but she first became a judge in august of 2020 one . that was lets do the math less than six months ago, candacees jackson actually has even lessen experience and that she may be nice as well, but she reached the bench for the first time in july of last year.s the other nominees on cnnsti list have more judicialil experience. well give you three guesses tor how they got that experience....

Columbia circuit. the nomination does remain pending. >> i have a high regard and sincere appreciation for our legal system, which is the form of order in our court, in our democracy. >> other names floated include anita earls, associate justice of the supreme court of north carolina. judge mimi wright, who sits on minnesotas federal district court. judge eunice lee is a former new york public defender who biden nominated to the second circuit. judge candace jackson-akiwumi is an alumna of chica...

Republicans in support. >> when you become a judge you take an oath to look only at the law in deciding your cases, that you set aside your personal views about the circumstances. >> reporter: a close second choice is california supreme court justice leondra kruger, a former acting solicitor general, she once clerked for the late john paul stephens and argued cases in front of the high court. . >> oral arguments doesnt necessarily change the outcome of cases. occasionally it does. it reveals a n...

Biden has his work cut out for him. of course, i was a year behind in school, at least one of the people here, were talking about judge candace jackson out of chicago as well, and even at 17 years old, i can tell you she was an intellectual force to be reckoned with. i knew that then. in my own home state of minnesota, judge mimi wright who sat on the state appellate court, state supreme court and federal district court, not someone who is inexperienced. sherrilyn ifill, everyone knows her work ...

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