SCOTUS Drama Alert!

So, seeing as I lose the ability to do meaningful work while it's raining, I decided to catch up on my Supreme Court gossip. AND, seeing as Justice Souter has recently announced his retirement, effective at the end of the term, Supreme Court gossip is all OVER the place! It's a rare and exciting day for me.

What makes it all the more exciting is that most all of the names for possible nominations being thrown around are sounding a lot less like "David" and a lot more like "Diane." (Get it? Obama totally wants to nominate a girl! And preferably a non-white one. And probably one from Chicago. Sweet.)

Here are some of the front runners:

1. Diane Pamela Wood

Meets the criteria of: not a man, Chicago-ties (Professor a UChicago)

Fun fact: She plays the oboe and the English horn. I'm not sure what the English horn is or how it differs from the French horn, but it sounds badass.

2. Elena Kagan

Meets the critera of: not a man, Chicago-ties (former UChicago law professor)

Fun fact: Kagan had never argued a case at trial before Obama nominated her for the position of Solicitor General. Such a wild card.

3. Kim Wardlaw

Meets the criteria: not a man, not white (Surprise! Her mother is Mexican-American.)

Fun fact: Basically, she's a secret latina.


There's also Leah Ward Sears. She's not quite front-runner status, but I had to include her for obvious reasons:

My suggestions for President Obama include:

- the late Albus Dumbledore

- Cass Sunstein + Samantha Power

- Ruth Bader Ginsburg 2.0 (a clone of RBG, naturally)

- RuPaul or maybe Tyra Banks

- Michelle Obama (That wouldn't be nepotism, right?)

- Someone who is real enough to get all up in Scalia's face (again, RuPaul?)

- Me? I'm pretty done with this school thing.

Well, this has been an extensive and enjoyable waste of time!

xoxo,

SCOTUS gossip girl