Trump isn't done with the judiciary
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Same for Justice Samuel Alito, 75, who hasn't shown any sign of wanting to slow down after authoring his career-defining decision overturning Roe v. Wade.
Still, it should come as no surprise that Trump is making a list and checking it twice in the event he has an opportunity to add more justices to the high court. One-third of the court is already made up of Trump appointees. But according to a
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Of course he is, as any president would be.
But while the Time piece focuses on those in Trump's circle seeking a conservative's conservative to add to the court, I suspect another qualification is top of mind for Trump: loyalty.
Many within MAGA — including Trump, reportedly — have become disillusioned with Justice Amy Coney Barrett. Even though she is a reliably conservative vote on the court, the few times she broke with her fellow GOP-appointed colleagues have reportedly
Which is where people like Bove might come in. Having served as Trump's personal criminal defense attorney and then helped shape the Department of Justice in Trump's image, he's the Roy Cohn-type Trump will find hard to resist, especially now that he's been confirmed to a seat on the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
Other names mentioned in the Time piece include conservative federal appellate Judges Raymond Kethledge, Amul Thapar, and Andrew Oldham. There is also Judge Aileen Cannon, who drew attention for seemingly placing a thumb on Trump's side of the scale in the criminal case against him for mishandling classified documents — a case she ultimately dismissed.
Though Cannon hasn't been on the bench long, I don't count her out given Trump's loyalty requirement. And adding Trump's fondness (like many presidents) for making historic news, I also place high on the list Judges Neomi Rao and James Ho, which would allow Trump to install the first ever Asian American justice.
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But Trump, most of all, wishes for a court full of Cohns to do his bidding. And I can't think of anyone who fits that bill more than the Senate-confirmed Bove. Watch this space.
This is an excerpt from
, a newsletter about the Supreme Court from columnist Kimberly Atkins Stohr.
Kimberly Atkins Stohr is a columnist for the Globe. She may be reached at
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