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 minnesota s 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 chicago s public defenders office, appointed to the 7th circuit and sherrilyn ifills who announced plans to step down from her role as president and director council of the naacp legal defense and educational fund. bianna, interesting, on this list, one commonality we have seen with a lot of the appointees is getting folks not necessarily with a court background, public defenders, people with more diverse
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 doesn t necessarily change the outcome of cases. occasionally it does. it reveals a new dimension. it is also in the united states supreme court the first time the judges all sit down together. reporter: other names circulating, minnesota district court judge mimi wright. outgoing educational fund president, share lynn ifill. and judge union eunice lee.
Ketanji Brown Jackson has achieved something that few Black women in the legal profession have: Climbed the ranks of the law profession in the face of common discriminatory practices.