choice is california s supreme court justice leondra kruger, former acting deputy solicitor general in the obama administration, she argued a dozen cases before the high court. while she has not been thoroughly vetted by the administration, she once clerked for the late-justice john paul stevens. i think we tend to forget when we re in the outside world, um, that really conversations about these very difficult cases are confined to a very small number of people. reporter: other names circulating? south carolina judge jay michelle childs. minnesota district court judge meme wright, outgoing naacp defense fund president, cheryl lynn eiffel. 7th circuit court of appeals judge can dis-jackson akomi and north carolina supreme court justice anita earls. judge childs has been championed by house majority whip james clyburn. i have a high regard and sincere appreciation for our
cheryl lynn eiffel, it was said that she was a graduate of yam. but i want to set the record straight, she is alum of nyu which is where i m now. no wonder you wanted to correct that record. but i want to ask you, something i said on news hour, justice breyer is someone is you know, from the liberal wing of the court. but he is also seen as a pragmatist. and pragmatists are people who look for compromise, who look to bring people together. and one thing i said was basically no matter who president biden picks, that person, that black woman, is going to be pragmatic because the most pragmatic people in the world out of necessary it i are black women. do i have that wrong? why think that you are wrong, but i also think it is worth
confirmation away from the supreme court looking a little more like america, we re one confirmation away where little black girls see a reflection of themselves among the black reasons of the high court. and the list of possible candidates is amazing. judge ketanji brown jackson. judge leondra kruger, youngest to appointed to the california supreme court. and south carolina district court judge j. michelle childs who enjoys the support of james clyburn, she is the only the white house has publicly confirmed is under consideration. georgia district court judge leslie abrams gardner reportedly made the list along with cheryl lynn eiffel.
united states senate, republican senator john no relation kennedy of louisiana on fox news yesterday morning. senator kennedy, who do you believe was responsible for hacking the dnc and clinton campaign computers, their emails? was it russia or ukraine? i don t know, nor do you, nor do any of us. the entire intelligence community says it was russia. right. but it could also be ukraine. i m not saying that i know one way or the other. this from john harwood over at cnbc, and we goaquote. here s a republican senator disseminating russian intelligence propaganda fabricated to harm the united states. he s doing it because it helps him politically. and cheryl lynn eiffel over at the naacp legal defense fund writes this, quote. the next question should rightly be why did you and seven other
much harder of a cell. this is what we face overseas. what we face overseas, we are the united states government and we have a long history. so blaming president obama for problems president trump is now not just a partisan speaking to a domestic audience, he is part of a continuum of american history and that s how people will be judging us. absolutely. i wish we had more time. thank you for sticking around. up next, the stolen seat to force neil gorsuch on to the supreme court. what does it mean for the court, the senate and more importantly, for your rights as a citizen. the great cheryl lynn eiffel will be here next. my business was built with passion. but i keep it growing by making every dollar count. that s why i have the spark cash card from capital one. with it, i earn unlimited 2% cash back on all of my purchasing. and that unlimited 2% cash back from spark means