Donald Trump has released a list of 11 people who he would nominate to the Supreme Court to fill the vacancy created by Justice Antonin Scalia's death if he is elected this November. Trump promised in March to eventually release a list of names.
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They are:
- Steven Colloton of Iowa
- Allison Eid of Colorado
- Raymond Gruender of Missouri
- Thomas Hardiman of Pennsylvania
- Raymond Kethledge of Michigan
- Joan Larsen of Michigan
- Thomas Lee of Utah
- William Pryor of Alabama
- David Stras of Minnesota
- Diane Sykes of Wisconsin
- Don Willett of Texas
Justice Willett has a notable presence on Twitter, with over 35,000 followers. One of his old tweets, where he mocked Trump's seeming inability to come up with an appropriate nomination for the Supreme Court, gained traction following the release of the list.
Donald Trump haiku—
— Justice Don Willett (@JusticeWillett) June 16, 2015
Who would the Donald
Name to #SCOTUS? The mind reels.
*weeps—can't finish tweet* pic.twitter.com/a326AP0mN1
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