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i was reminded, while you were speaking to john meacham there, last spring, during the transition period, the top advisors including the former white house counsel who you know well and the current white house counsel, that they made a formal presentation to soon to be president biden about candidates to the supreme court. that was intensely focussed on their expectation that it was important to be prepared in case there was to be a justice retiring or departing at any other form. and they focussed in that conversation on a list that was never shared publicly but did demonstrate their desire to get ahead of this. especially given the public determination and public notification of the american people that he would bow selecting the first african-american female for that post. the presentation actually
people feel about steve breyer and know him well and know him personally. because i know a lot of people who have clerked for him. that s 100% right. i would say those of us who did get to work with him, that spirit of what you were saying, that was true with him with every justice. on that court. and the sad thing is the supreme court has become a political football with mitch mcconnell almost destined to try to destroy the thing and undermine its credibility. i can imagine that must have weighed on the justice as he thought about retirement. and whether or not they would actually treat a replacement nominee fairly or even give them a hearing. and fortunately, there are enough democrats now to guarantee a hearing, unlike what happened to merrick garland in 2016.
first person that the white house has confirmed is being considered as a potential candidate to succeed the retiring justice, justice breyer. others said to be on the short list includes the federal appeals judge, ketanji brown jackson and lee andra krueger. the president says he intends to announce his nominee by the end of february, kicking off what is sure to be an interesting nominee process ahead of the midterm elections. but regardless of who is eventually confirm, she ll be entering a court that will be ruling on a number of cases that will shape issues like affirmative action, abortion rights, and marriage equality for possibly decades to come. joining me now is a democratic candidate running to represent ohio s 89th district in the state s house of representatives. however you will know his name, because he was the lead plaintiff in obergefell versus hodges, the case that legalized same-sex marriage throughout the
clane, who s been at the center of the supreme court decisions over much of the last 30 years. he s served in the counsel s office here when ruth bader ginsburg was selected by president clinton many decades ago. and a lot of attention will focus on one name in particular. judge jackson with the d.c. circuit court. she replaced merrick garland upon his departure of prominence. african-american judge, who has received high praise across the board among progressives and others. i think that s a name you ll hear about. likely the president would be inclined to select a younger justice as well. none of the last seven have been older than 55. for those keeping track at home again, justice breyer is 83. the next oldest justice on the court is clarence thomas, who is 73. but the white house has broadly been quiet about this.