be the one hundred and sixteenth justice. sources say the white house began the vetting process by seriously considering more than a dozen candidates from among the federal and state courtsl, academia and legal advocacy groups that listoc has now been narrowd to about three or fourr finalists who are expected to have separate he private meetings with the president before the nominee is announced. among the favorites, a miami, florida native now on the high profile d.c. federal appeals court, a southern californians serving on that state's highest court and the detroit born federal judge that has made south carolina her home. her home h state backers say michelle childs can get gop support for the justices as well as janice. we all try to do it in a bipartisan way. she is an impressive individual and her work as a federal judge has been appreciated and respected. but childs has attracted not so from somebling progressives over her past work