US District Court Judge J.Michelle Childs is among those being considered by President JoeBiden for nomination to the Supreme Court, a White Housespokesperson said on Friday.
Childs would replace Stephen Breyer, who announced onThursday he would retire at the end of the court's term in June.
He has promised to pick the first Black woman to serve onthe high court and is expected to pick from a list of about 10or fewer people, meeting with candidates as soon as next week.
Biden nominated Childs last month to the influential US Court of Appeals forthe District of Columbia Circuit but is putting that on holdwhile considering her for the Supreme Court.
Other names expected to be on Biden's list include KetanjiBrown Jackson,a federal judge; Leondra Kruger,a justice on the California Supreme Court; and Sherrilyn Ifill, a prominent civil rights lawyer who heads the NAACP LegalDefense and Educational Fund.
"Judge Childs is among multiple individuals underconsideration for the Supreme Court, and we are not going tomove her nomination on the Court of Appeals while the presidentis considering her for this vacancy," said Andrew Bates, theWhite House spokesperson.
"At the same time, reporting indicating that the presidentis only seriously considering three potential nominees isincorrect."
The spokesperson made the statement after the SenateJudiciary Committee delayed a planned hearing on Tuesday onChilds' nomination to the D.C. Circuit.
Childs, whose federal district court is in South Carolina,has been endorsed by US Representative James Clyburn, themajority whip and third-ranking Democrat in the House ofRepresentatives, who is close to Biden.
The president has tapped a team to help him make the selection, which he plans to announce bythe end of February.
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