AP source: Obama has more than 6 people for court

[usregimechange]

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is considering a list of more than six contenders for the Supreme Court that is dominated by women and Hispanics, one that includes judges and leaders from own his administration who have never donned a judicial robe.

Among those under consideration are Solicitor General Elena Kagan, Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and U.S. Appeals Court judges Sonia Sotomayor and Diane Pamela Wood. California Supreme Court Justice Carlos Moreno is also under review by Obama.

Sources familiar with Obama's deliberations confirmed the names to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because no candidates have been revealed by the White House. The confirmation amounts to the first time any name has been directly tied to Obama.

One official cautioned that Obama is considering other people who have not been publicly mentioned. And more names may be added as the administration considers a replacement for retiring Justice David Souter.

The disclosure came as the president met privately at the White House with four leading senators likely to play a key role in confirmation proceedings. Separately, top aides invited the leaders of several liberal-leaning outside groups to a meeting.

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[Thrill]

1. I'm still think Kagan gets it.

I think he had her in mind when he made her SG

[usregimechange]

2. I tend to agree, she is young, brilliant, and already vetted

[ShadowLiberal]

3. Yeah, she looks like an ideal pick to serve at least 2 decades on the court

She's just a year under 50, which gives her lots of life left to serve on the court, and retire at the right moment when a liberal democrat is in the white house sometime in the future.