President Trump has largely narrowed a list of potential replacements for the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
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A favorite of social conservatives, Amy Coney Barrett was appointed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in 2017 after a tough confirmation battle.
Barrett opposes abortion, but said in a 2013 speech at Notre Dame that it was “very unlikely” the Supreme Court would ever overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling that established a legal right to an abortion in the U.S.
Barbara Lagoa, a Miami-born judge, has seen a quick ascent.
Florida Gov. DeSantis appointed her to the Supreme Court of Florida in 2019—she was the first Cuban-American woman to serve on the court, and is bilingual— before Trump nominated her to the Eleventh Circuit a year ago.
Lagoa served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney before being appointed to Florida’s Third District Court of Appeal by then-Governor Jeb Bush.
Lagoa’s legal bona fides hold some political appeal for Trump—a woman of Hispanic heritage from Florida is a trifecta of forces.
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