The list of possible candidates for justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.

The impact of Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death on Court 4:17

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President Donald Trump has promised to name a woman to replace the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

A list of more than 20 possible candidates has circulated in recent weeks.

The list includes prominent and lesser-known conservatives who would undoubtedly tilt the court further to the right if appointed.

The death of Ginsburg, a liberal icon, last Friday, provides Trump with the opportunity to appoint his third judge to the Court.

This is a move that is sure to infuriate Democrats and satisfy Republicans looking to add a 6th Conservative Justice to the Supreme Court.

These are some of the most notable members of Trump's list of potential candidates.

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Amy coney barrett

In this May 19, 2018 file photo, Amy Coney Barrett, judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, speaks during the graduation ceremony of the University of Notre Dame School of Law, in the University in South Bend, Indiana (Robert Franklin / South Bend Tribune via AP, File)

She is the former secretary of the late Justice Antonin Scalia.

Barrett was chosen by Trump for a seat on the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

She was born in 1972 and served as a law professor at her

the University of Notre Dame.

During his confirmation hearing, he had a contentious exchange with Senator Dianne Feinstein of California, the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Feinstein asked him about previous writings on faith and law.

At one point, Feinstein asked Barrett if "dogma lives strong in her."

Barrett's supporters suggested that Feinstein was attempting to apply a religious litmus test to the nominee.

Barrett is quoted in a 2013 Notre Dame-affiliated post as saying that she believes it is "very unlikely at this time" that the Supreme Court will overturn Roe v.

Wade.

The case was a landmark 1973 decision that legalized abortion in the United States.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has spoken to Trump more than once this weekend, telling him that he and Republican senators know Barrett well.

Therefore, this suggests that their appointment could move faster because they know their history, according to a source familiar with the matter.

But Barrett's suggestion of a pick met with strong disapproval from Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.

The congressman told a conference Sunday that she "represents all things against Ruth Bader Ginsburg and so many things that the vast majority of Americans are against."

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Barbara lagoa

Barbara Lagoa, center, was elected by Governor Ron DeSantis to the Florida Supreme Court.

In this photo, she appears at an event with Governor Ron DeSantis and Lt. Governor Jeanette Nunez on January 9, 2019, in Miami.

(AP Photo / Wilfredo Lee)

Trump appointed Lagoa as a judge for the US 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in 2019. Before that, she was the first Hispanic woman and the first Cuban-American woman on the Florida Supreme Court, which is a field of battle in the presidential campaign.

If appointed to the superior court, she would be her second judge of Latino descent, after Sonia Sotomayor, who is the first Latina judge since 2009.

Lagoa, who has the backing of many evangelicals, hails from Florida and has deep connections in the state that could be a battlefield.

Trump on Saturday called her "an extraordinary person" and noted that she is Hispanic.

I heard amazing things about her.

I don't know her.

She is Hispanic and highly respected in Miami, "said Trump.

While Trump met with Barrett in the run-up to Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation, it's unclear if he had a face-to-face meeting with Lagoa.

Allison Jones Rushing

(Tom Williams / CQ Roll Call)

Another person named by Trump is Rushing.

She has served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit since her confirmation in the Senate in March 2019.

He was born in 1982. And a high court appointment would put Rushing to serve through multiple governments for decades to come.

Democrats have criticized Rushing for his short career.

And his appointment to the US Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit drew considerable scrutiny from civil rights organizations, in part because of his ties to the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF).

There he interned and then spoke with ADF law students at sponsored events.

"Her record clearly shows that she will not be a fair and independent judge, a reality with dire consequences for the Fourth Circuit cases and the American people," said Vanita Gupta, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, in a statement at that time.

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Other names indicate what Trump is looking for

While the president said he will appoint a woman, the men he has previously featured for appointments still offer a glimpse into the kind of conservative credentials he seeks to place on the Supreme Court.

Amul Thapar, who was previously considered a favorite should a vacancy arise, was personally chosen by McConnell to serve as the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky.

Trump appointed Thapar to the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in 2017.

In 2007, Thapar was the first American of South Asian descent to be appointed to a position as a federal Article III judge.

The previous list of potential Trump candidates was joined by former Attorneys General Paul Clement and Noel Francisco.

Francisco, who resigned as attorney general in July at the end of the Supreme Court's last term, had served when many controversial issues came to court, including disputes over the president's financial records, the travel ban, DACA, the program. freedom of religion and the effort to add a citizenship question to the census.

Clement served as attorney general during the presidency of George W. Bush.

He was one of the most experienced appellate advocates in the country and has argued over 100 cases before the Court.

Trump had added several new names to his list earlier this month, including three Republican senators.

However, two of them were quick to say that they were not interested in a place at Court.

The third, Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton, initially responded by saying that he will "always heed the call of service to our nation."

He also said, at the time, that: “It's time for Roe v.

Wade is over.

Cotton, however, said Sunday that he was no longer on Trump's list for the job and that he "contacted the White House that now is not the time to take me under consideration."

- CNN's Maeve Reston and Alec Snyder contributed to this report.

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