the first black justice on the court. and punch bowl reports that knee take earls has made the [ anita earls has made the list and also minnesota district court judge wilomena wright is being considered. joining me now is someone who also reportedly being considered for the supreme court nomination, msnbc's own legal analyst and professor at the nyu school of law, melissa murray. thank you both for coming back to "the sunday show." melissa, let's get this out of the way, shall we? have you or anyone who might represent you been contacted by the white house about the supreme court nomination? >> i haven't been in contact with anyone but i've heard the