My bet is a 22 year old Jesuit, with extensive legal experience in avoiding prosecution for child molestation. Matthew Walther is a strong runner-up.

  • anthropicprincipal [any]
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    4 years ago

    Tom Cotton is an associate justice.

    He ruled against the Democrats in every decision made so far without any real legal basis.

    I am betting it is going to be a super ghoul with a brain of pudding like him.

    • TelestialBeing [he/him]
      hexagon
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      4 years ago

      As a legitimate guess, my mom mentioned the current AG of Kentucky, known for challenging the Democratic governor's corona measures and refusing to prosecute the Louisville killer cops. He's a protege and possible designated successor of Mitch, and had no legal experience before becoming AG. He's actually on the shorlist. But let's be honest, he's only getting in as Clarence Thomas's replacement.

      • asaharyev [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        AGs who refuse to prosecute cops, etc, may be more useful as AGs in the GOP's eyes than on SCOTUS.

        • TelestialBeing [he/him]
          hexagon
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          4 years ago

          It's Kentucky, so it would be trivial for them to replace him. Republicans can reliably win any statewide election under ordinary circumstance. The only reason we have a Democratic governor atm is because Bevin tried to steal people's pensions and became extremely hated.