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"atlantic." is this his lasting legacy? >> yes, the appointment of judges will be president trump's 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 we're going to see more seats come open and by appointing conservative and able and determined judges, president trump will transform the shape of the judiciary for decades to come. why does it matter? ...

Appointment of another conservative like justice scalia for a seat currently held by a moderate or a liberal, i think you're 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 kennedy is 80 years old. liberal justice stephen breyer is 78. and the leader of the liberal pack, t...

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 it's 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, you'd have 52 republican senators. you can throw in on a tie vice president pence. but that is not ...