--- title: Anthony Kennedy Replacement: Here's Donald Trump's List description: President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he will choose a replacement for retiring Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy from two lists of potential nominees that... canonical: https://time.com/5323869/anthony-kennedy-supreme-court-replacement/ author: Abby Vesoulis article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-06-27T19:00:38.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T20:42:10.831Z article:section: Politics og:title: Who Will Replace Anthony Kennedy? 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U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy (R) administers the judicial oath to Judge Neil Gorsuch as his wife Marie Louise Gorsuch holds a bible and President Donald Trump looks on during a ceremony in the Rose Garden at the White House April 10, 2017 in Washington, DC.Chip Somodevilla—Getty Images  by [Abby Vesoulis](https://time.com/author/abby-vesoulis/)  ## Abby Vesoulis Jun 27, 2018 7:00 PM UTC President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he will choose a replacement for [retiring Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy](http://time.com/5323824/anthony-kennedy-retiring-supreme-court-trump/) from two lists of potential nominees that he released during the campaign. During the 2016 campaign, Trump took the unprecedented step of releasing a list of potential nominees to the Supreme Court, a measure designed to reassure conservatives nervous about his ideological bona fides. He later released a second list, which he drew from when choosing Justice Neil Gorsuch. Both lists featured potential nominees who were overwhelmingly white, male and middle-aged, typically hailing from red or battleground states in the Midwest, according to [an analysis by _USA Today_](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/12/01/donald-trump-supreme-court-21-nominees-list-nomination/93964888/). Here’s a look at the 20 remaining names on those lists. **2017’s** [**list**](https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/president-donald-j-trumps-supreme-court-list/) **of potential nominees** Amy Coney Barrett of Indiana, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Keith Blackwell of Georgia, Supreme Court of Georgia Charles Canady of Florida, Supreme Court of Florida Steven Colloton of Iowa, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit Allison Eid of Colorado, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit Britt Grant of Georgia, Supreme Court of Georgia Raymond Gruender of Missouri, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit Thomas Hardiman of Pennsylvania, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit Brett Kavanaugh of Maryland, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Raymond Kethledge of Michigan, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Joan Larsen of Michigan, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Mike Lee of Utah, United States Senator Thomas Lee of Utah, Supreme Court of Utah Edward Mansfield of Iowa, Supreme Court of Iowa Federico Moreno of Florida, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida Kevin Newsom of Alabama, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit William Pryor of Alabama, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Margaret Ryan of Virginia, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces David Stras of Minnesota, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit Diane Sykes of Wisconsin, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Amul Thapar of Kentucky, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Timothy Tymkovich of Colorado, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit Robert Young of Michigan, Supreme Court of Michigan (Ret.) Don Willett of Texas, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Patrick Wyrick of Oklahoma, Supreme Court of Oklahoma **2016’s** [**list**](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/05/18/donald-trump-releases-list-of-11-potential-supreme-court-nominees/?utm%5Fterm=.defffc7f1b56) **of potential nominees** Steven Colloton of Iowa Allison Eid of Colorado Raymond Gruender of Missouri Thomas Hardiman of Pennsylvania Raymond Kethledge of Michigan Joan Larsen of Michigan Thomas Lee of Utah William Pryor of Alabama David Stras of Minnesota Diane Sykes of Wisconsin Don Willett of Texas ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5323869/anthony-kennedy-supreme-court-replacement/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5323869/anthony-kennedy-supreme-court-replacement/"},"headline":"Who Will Replace Anthony Kennedy? 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