一名保守的联邦女法官似乎是总统的主要竞争者唐纳德·特朗普的候选人名单已故的鲁斯·巴德·金斯伯格法官多位熟悉总统及其顾问想法的消息人士告诉美国广播公司新闻。
特朗普是预计将推出几个消息来源告诉美国广播公司新闻，美国巡回法官艾米·科尼·巴雷特被认为是一个主要的竞争者。巴雷特是特朗普在2018年寻找安东尼·肯尼迪(Anthony M. Kennedy)继任者的四名决赛选手之一。
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2020年9月18日，美国总统唐纳德·特朗普(Donald Trump)从白宫南草坪前往明尼苏达州进行竞选旅行，他在与记者交谈。
特朗普周六晚上告诉记者，他最有可能选择一名女性。
“如果现在有人问我，我会说首先是一个女人，是的，”特朗普在去北卡罗来纳州参加集会之前说。"我想说，选择一个女人肯定是合适的。"
当被特别问到巴雷特时，他说她“非常受尊敬”
根据美国广播公司新闻的消息来源，巴雷特和其他三名联邦法官一起列入了潜在候选人名单。以下是四个潜在提名者的快速浏览:
艾米·科尼·巴雷特法官
48岁的巴雷特于2017年10月被芝加哥第七巡回上诉法院确认。她是前巴黎圣母院法学教授，曾为已故大法官安东宁·斯卡利亚(Antonin Scalia)担任神职。
圣母大学法学院
美国巡回法官艾米·科尼·巴雷特是圣母大学的前法学教授。
芭芭拉·拉戈阿法官
52岁的拉戈去年被任命为亚特兰大第11巡回法院法官，此前曾在佛罗里达州最高法院任职。她还曾担任佛罗里达州第三地区上诉法院的地区法官，以及佛罗里达州南区的助理美国律师。
周六，当被问及拉戈亚时，特朗普称她为“非凡的人”。
“我听说过关于她的不可思议的事情。我不认识她，”他说。“她是西班牙裔，备受尊敬。”
佛罗里达最高法院/通过路透社
佛罗里达州最高法院大法官芭芭拉·拉戈阿(Barbara Lagoa)目前是美国第十一巡回上诉法院的美国巡回法官，在2019年的一张照片中。
艾利森·琼斯·拉什法官
38岁的拉什去年被任命为弗吉尼亚州第四巡回法院法官，此前是威廉姆斯&康诺利公司的合伙人。她已经为克拉伦斯·托马斯大法官做了书记员。
阿穆尔·塔帕尔法官
在特朗普于2017年5月提名他进入第六巡回法庭之前，51岁的塔帕尔是肯塔基州的联邦法官。如果被任命，他将是第一位亚裔美国法官。
艾德·赖因克/美联社档案
肯塔基州东部地区的地区法院法官阿穆尔·塔帕尔在肯塔基州列克星敦与美联社交谈。，2006年5月18日。
其他的潜在被提名者根据美国广播公司新闻报道，包括51岁的琼·拉森法官和55岁的托马斯·哈迪曼法官，前者于2017年10月被确认为辛辛那提第六巡回法院法官，此前曾在密歇根最高法院任职，后者是特朗普总统领导下的前两个空缺的头号竞争者。
美国广播公司新闻获悉，雷蒙德·凯特里奇法官、布里特·格兰特法官和尼欧米·拉奥法官也在考虑之中。
Amy Coney Barrett front-runner to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Trump's list of justice nominees: Sources
A conservative female federal judge appears to be the lead contender on PresidentDonald Trump's list of potential nominees to fill the seat ofthe late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, multiple sources familiar with the thinking of the president and his advisers told ABC News.
Trump isexpected to put fortha nominee in the coming days, and while it is still early in the process, U.S. Circuit Judge Amy Coney Barrett is seen as a leading contender, several sources told ABC News. Barrett was one of four finalists in Trump's search for Justice Anthony M. Kennedy's replacement in 2018.
President Donald Trump talks to reporters as he departs for campaign travel to Minnesota from the South Lawn at the White House, Sept. 18, 2020.
Trump told reporters Saturday evening he will most likely choose a woman.
"If somebody were to ask me now, I would say that a woman would be in first place, yes," Trump said before traveling to North Carolina for a rally. "The choice of a woman, I would say, would certainly be appropriate."
When asked specifically about Barrett, he said she is "very respected."
Barrett joins three other federal judges on the shortlist of potential picks, according to ABC News' sources. Here's a quick look at the four potential nominees:
Judge Amy Coney Barrett
Barrett, 48, was confirmed in October 2017 to the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago. She is a former Notre Dame law professor who had clerked for the late Justice Antonin Scalia.
U.S. Circuit Judge Amy Coney Barrett is a former law professor at the University of Notre Dame.
Judge Barbara Lagoa
Lagoa, 52, was appointed to the 11th Circuit in Atlanta last year and previously served on the Florida Supreme Court. She has also served as district judge on the Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal and as an assistant U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida.
On Saturday, when asked about Lagoa, Trump called her an "extraordinary person."
"I’ve heard incredible things about her. I don't know her," he said. "She's Hispanic and highly respected."
Florida Supreme Court Justice Barbara Lagoa, currently a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, poses in a 2019 photo.
Judge Allison Jones Rushing
Rushing, 38, was appointed to the 4th Circuit in Virginia last year and was previously a partner at Williams & Connolly. She has clerked for Justice Clarence Thomas.
Judge Amul Thapar
Thapar, 51, was a federal judge in Kentucky before Trump nominated him to the 6th Circuit in May 2017. He would be the first Asian American Justice if appointed.
Otherpotential nominees, based on ABC News reporting, include Judge Joan Larsen, 51, who was confirmed to the 6th Circuit in Cincinnati in October 2017 and previously served on the Michigan Supreme Court, and Judge Thomas Hardiman, 55, of the 3rd Circuit at Philadelphia, who was a top contender for the first two vacancies under President Trump.
Judges Raymond Kethledge, Britt Grant and Neomi Rao are other names in consideration, ABC News has learned.
