Trump plans to appoint female judge to replace Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg if she ever retires as he tells confidants he's 'saving' Judge Amy Coney Barrett for that slot
President Donald Trump is reportedly saving a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court for conservative Amy Coney Barrett to take the place of 86-year-old Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Barrett, a judge on the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, was added to Trump's shortlist of potential nominees last year following the retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy in 2018.
The 47-year-old was said to be among Trump's top three picks before he settled on Justice Brett Kavanaugh, which sparked a controversy after a California college professor leveled an ultimately unsubstantiated sexual assault allegation against him.
Despite Trump’s plan to have Barrett on the Supreme Court, Ginsburg has said she plans to stay a justice for 'at least five more years.'
That would open up the possibility of a Democratic president replacing her.
When he first deliberated Kennedy’s replacement, Trump revealed he had big plans for Barrett, Axios reported Sunday.
He admitted he was 'saving her for Ginsburg,' according to three sources familiar with the president's private comments.
The conservative favorite is often criticized by Democrats for her anti-abortion views, having said in a University of Notre Dame magazine in 2013 that 'life begins at conception.'
