One judge on Trump's short-list comes recommended by Trump's sister

[mahatmakanejeeves]

RogueAltGov Retweeted:

Word is that Thomas Hardiman will be Trump’s SCOTUS pick.

Anointed by Trump’s older sister, Hardiman overturned the conviction of a man harassing patients outside a woman’s health clinic, and upheld the death sentence of a man with an IQ of 58.

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One judge on Trump’s short-list comes recommended by the president’s sister

BY NIV ELIS - 07/08/18 08:00 AM EDT

If the way to Trump’s heart is through his family, Judge Thomas Hardiman should be a shoo-in to fill the Supreme Court vacancy left by Justice Anthony Kennedy’s retirement.

Hardiman served on the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals with Trump’s older sister, Maryanne Trump Barry, who gave her strong endorsement of the jurist, who turns 53 on Sunday. ... But more goes into Trump’s decisionmaking process than familial advice.

Hardiman was the second in consideration the last time the president had to fill a Supreme Court vacancy, but ultimately lost out to Neil Gorsuch. ... So what does Hardiman bring to the table that could help him inch by this time?

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[no_hypocrisy]

1. Screw her. I'm interested in the American Bar Association's opinion of this guy.

[OliverQ]

2. I've heard someone mention Hardiman is the slightly less horrible option.

They all suck don't get me wrong, but he's not quite Amy Coney Barrett terrifying.

I always thought Trump's siblings were estranged though. They don't really like him.

[procon]

3. I wouldn't be surprised if Trump nominated his own sister to the Supreme Court.

Trump has a long history of nepotism, so she would be following the family tradition. The Republicans would give her a pass. As a Supreme Court Justice she has no obligation to follow any sort of judicial code of ethics so she 'dbe ruling on any cases involving Trump that came before the court. It's the perfect plot line for Trump's reality show.

[dalton99a]

4. She is 81 years old