james o., of texas, judge on the fifth circuit court of appeals. tsis of virginia, judge on the district of columbia circuit of dust circuit court of appeals. barbara l., of georgia, and judge on the second court of appeals. christopher landau of maryland, united states ambassador to mexico. ooneys, of florida, justice on the supreme court of florida. martha p., of illinois, judge on the district court for the northern district of illinois. peter phipps, of pennsylvania, judge on the third circuit court of appeals. itlick of missouri, judge , on the district court for the eastern district of missouri. rushing of north , carolina, judge on the fourth circuit court of appeals. kate todd, of virginia, deputy assistant to the president and deputy counsel to the president. lawrence van dyck, of nevada. judge on the ninth circuit court of appeals. everyone of these individuals will ensure equal justice, equal treatment, and equal rights for citizens of every race, color, religion, and creed. together, we will defend our righteous heritage and preserve our

, sarah pitlik of missouri, allison jones rushing of north carolina, judge on the fourth circuit court of appeals, kate todd of virginia, deputy assistant to the president and deputy counsel to the president. lawrence van dyke of nevada, judge on the ninth circuit court of appeals. every one of these individuals will ensure equal justice, equal treatment and equal rights for citizens of every race, color, religion and creed. together we will defend our righteous heritage and preserve our magnificent american way of life. thank you, god bless, america. thank you very much. does anybody have any questions on the judges? please. anybody, on the judges. excuse me. any questions -- outstanding people. very important decision. very important that joe biden put up potential nominees. i think it's a very important thing for our country that he do that. okay, please, go ahead. do you have a question? >> have you spoken -- >> can you address the concerns from the woodward book in regards to whether -- did you mislead the public by saying -- downplayed the coronavirus and that you repeatedly did that in ord

of columbia circuit court of appeals. ugoa, the 11th circuit court of appeals. christopher landau, ambassador to mexico. martha packoff of illinois, judge of the district court for the northern district of illinois. peter phipps of pennsylvania. judge on the third circuit court of appeals. sarah piklick of missouri. judge on the district court. alice rushing, judge on the fourth circuit court of appeals. kate todd of virginia, deputy assistant to the president and deputy counsel to the president. lawrence van dyke of nevada. judge on the ninth circuit court of appeals. every one of these individuals will ensure equal justice, equal treatment and equal rights for citizens of every race, color and religion. together we will preserve our mag enough -- magnificent way of life. thank you. does anybody have questions on the judges? anybody? any questions? they're you'd standing people. very important decision. very important that joe biden put up potential nominees. it's very important thing for our country that he do that. okay

judge of the district court fort eastern district of missouri, alison jones rushing of north carolina, judge on the 4th circuit court of appealsirginia, deputy assistant to the president and deputy counsel to the president, lawrence van dyke of nevada, judge on the 9th circuit court of appeals. every one of these individuals will ensure equal justice, equal treatment, and equal rights for citizens of every race, color, religion, and creed. together we will defend our righteous heritage and preserve our magnificent american way of life. thank you, god bless america. thank you very much. >> mr. president -- >> does anybody have any questions on the judges? please. excuse me, any questions? they are outstanding people, very important decision, very important that joe biden put up potential nominees. i think it's a very important thing for our country that he do that. okay, please, go ahead. do you have a question? >> can you address the concerns from the bluebird book in regards to did you mislead the public by saying that you downplayed the coronavirus and that you repeatedly did that in order to reduce pain? >> well, i think if

according to sources close to the white house are judge amy coney barrett of the seventh circuit court of appeals. george barbara lagoa of the 11th circuit, and judge allison rushing over the fourth circuit said to be a favorite among evangelicals. >> we are looking for someone who's brilliant, really understands the law and abides by the constitution. and a good person. we are looking for a good

according to sources close to the white house are judge amy coney barrett of the seventh circuit court of appeals. george barbara lagoa of the 11th circuit, and judge allison rushing over the fourth circuit said to be a favorite among evangelicals. >> we are looking for someone who's brilliant, really understands the law and abides by the constitution. and a good person. we are looking for a good person, a person who's really done somebody that has very, very high moral values. >> president trump says he will announce his pick after memorial services for ginsberg either friday or saturday. that would leave about 37 days for visits, hearings, committee votes, and a vote in the full senate. majority leader believes he can get it done. >> will already hearing incorrect claims that there is not sufficient time to examine and confirm the nominee. we can debunk this myth in about 30 seconds. >> justice john paul stevens holds the modern-day record for a confirmation, 19 days start to finish in 1975. chief justice john roberts was confirmed in 24 days. justice sandra day o'connor in 33. ruth bader ginsb

court seat left vacant after the death of justice ruth bader ginsburg. judge barrett currently serves on the chicago-based seventh circuit court of appeals. minated before that position by president trump in 2017 and confirmed by the senate in october of that year. david is live right now. >> good evening. a lot of excitement from pro-life groups on the supreme court, really from across the u.s. the race is on to transform circuit court judge amy coney barrett to supreme court justice amy coney barrett. one week from monday is the start of the fall term, for the supreme court. they will meet the teleconference because of covid-19. we also know week after the election, the affordable care act will be discussed and there's no indication amy coney barrett may not be on the according to mitch mcconnell and president trump, they hope she is installed as the ninth justice on the supreme court at that time. barry is what's known as a text to us, someone who interprets the words of the constitution literally. she's a proud catholic, pro-li pro-life, a win for conservatives during her september 2017 confirmation hearing for the seventh circuit cour

reporter: another contender is barbara lagoa of florida president trump put her on the 11th circuit court of appeals just ten months ago after she served as a judge on florida's state courts she wa the first hispanic on florida's supreme court and is the child of cuban immigrants. >> they left cuba without anything but their education, their strong work ethic and their desire to succeed. >> reporter: president trump was upbeat about that today. >> she's hispanic. she's a terrific woman. from everything i know i don't know her florida, we love florida. so she's got a lot of things -- >> reporter: if justice ginsburg's successor is appointed by president trump that would move the court firmly to the right, split 6-3 it would be the most conservative court in at least a century a trump nominee confirmed before election day would help decide the future of obamacare, under attack by a coalition of red states and whether there's a religious freedom exception to laws outlawing discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. a solidly conservative court would also be more receptive to state laws restrict

of circuit courts under the past five administrations. theeorgia chilly bush, average age was 50. 51 presidenth, obama 52, present from 48. the federal circuit court of appeals, present trump with an average of 48 years which is a couple of years younger. to the question, is the perception that all of these judges are just barely out of .aw school arcuri or not is it a good thing or bad thing to tell us. >> i have views on this but i don't want to keep talking if mike or mark want to chime in. but i think there is too much of a premium placed on finding andg people for the bench the reason for the premium is life tenure. tenure is theife source of many of the problems in our confirmation process. that is what led the process to become so polarized, so ugly. parties are pretty ugly and it gets worse and worse every four years and it all goes back to life tenure. be on the basically bench for 40 years if you find young enough nominees. wonder, thee to founding generation, if they had known we would live as long as we do if they would have wanted question if we ought to consider a conservative to life tenure at some point. it would de-escalate a lot of the acri

during that confirmation hearing for the seventh circuit court of appeals in chicago. nded off attacks from democrats about how her face would play two landmark cases. listen. >> the dogma lives loudly within you. that is of concern. >> if you're asking whether i take my faith seriously, i am although i would stress my personal church affiliation or religious beliefs would not bear in the discharge of my duties as a judge. reporter: the senate confirmed 55 -- 43. three voted to put her on the appeals court bench. joe donnelly, and kim came and former vp in 2016 of virginia. connie barrett rumored to be a front runner for 2018, president trump personally interviewed her but he chose brett cavanagh and said. she's a louisiana native and mother of seven. they call south bend indiana home. i spoke with paul smith whose argued in front of the supreme court an impressive 21 times about barrett. >> a judge, i think she is the establishment choice and very capable, she is extreme the conservative. >> as soon as the president announces the name today, the clock is ticking. the b

>> in 2017, a confirmation hearing was held to appoint amy coney barrett to the seventh circuit court of appealshere is a portion of that hearing where amy coney barrett spoke about abortion with senator dianne feinstein. you are controversial. let's start with that. you are controversial because many of us that have lived our lives as women really recognize being ablef finally to control our reproductive entered intooe that, obviously. i listened to your answers to senator grassley's question and it leaves me puzzled because you have a long history of believing beliefsr religious should prevail. let me ask a question. argued13 article, you that the supreme court precedent does not derive from any decision by the courts, but rather because litigants don't challenge the decisions. you listed supreme court super presidents but you left out roe v. wade, you suggested that roe is not a super president because litigants continue to challenge it. however, as a textbook co-authored by neil gorsuch, roe is super president because it has survived more than three dozen attempts to overturn it. residents,n

they're a decision made by the elected president is then nolen roy as they go up to the circuit court of appeals defending their what the political makeup of the circuit court of appeals is that they will buy the rule for the case but and again people become very shrewd and they say though the 9th circuit that's generally tends to be liberal let's go do this in the 9th circuit on the 9th circuit rules. against the president not come because. of the legal merits but because of politics then you know then it becomes the brink of war and then again the decision is largely made on you know this is the way the conservatives were those who were the liberals. so what you now have and that would be fine if you had you don't vote by people who are elected to represent the people but these are all unelected judges so the most important questions in america now decided by on are like the judges and that really is a very very situation and give the last 45 seconds that glenn here is just in we've been talking about how the supreme court decides the most important issues they may decide the election and if t

excellent decision made by the elected president is then nolen boy as they go up to the circuit court of appeals defending their what the political makeup of the circuit court of appeals is that they will by the rule for the case but and again people become very shrewd and if they go the 9th circuit that's generally tends to be liberal let's go do this in the 9th circuit on the 9th circuit rules. against the president not come because. of the legal merits but because of politics then you know then it becomes the brink of war and in the same the decision is largely made on you know well this is the way the conservatives were those who it was a little bit so what you now have and that would be fine if you had your votes by people who are elected to represent the people but these are all unelected judges so the most important questions in america now decided by unelected judges and that really is a very very situation in the last 45 seconds that glenn here is just in we've been talking about how the supreme court decides the most important issues they may decide the election and if there's only 4 j

trump's judicial nominee and for the first time and i believe more than 40 years, every vacant circuit court of appealseat has been filled. what does this mean? what does this achievement mean for the future of the federal judiciary? sen. graham: number one, think you very much for having me and honoring me. i really appreciate what you do for the cause of good judging, giving us input about nominees. efforts to to prohibit people from being a member of your society and still be a judge, i will stop that with all of my might. that is ridiculous. you can be a member of the aba any in good standing. it's ok to be a conservative and a lawyer. the bottom line is what does it mean? it means that president trump has done more than anybody in my lifetime to reshape the federal judiciary to a center-right judiciary. by focusing on filling every vacancy. chuck grassley was the chairman for the first two years of president trump's turn. appeals, two supreme court nominees, and we have 70 district court vacancies and 49 nominations. we will probably do 30. we have done 120 on my watch. we have made it a priority.

for the nomination on the trump short list for the supreme court are all federal appeals court judges. alison jones rushing of the fourth circuit court of appeals in richmond, virginia. she was confirmed to that court in the first year of the trump presidency, 53-44. amy coney barrett was confirmed 55-43 in the first year of the trump presidency to the seventh circuit court of appeals in chicago. and florida state supreme court judge barbara lagoa was confirmed to the 11th circuit court of appeals just last year by a vote of 80-15. and that makes judge lagoa the most likely choice for this nomination. barbara lagoa is from miami. donald trump will see her cuban heritage as helpful to his campaign in the must-win state of florida. and she went through her fbi background check for her current job just last year, so a new background check for judge lagoa would be completed faster than possibly any other nominee. and most importantly for the politics of the senate, barbara lagoa was confirmed just last year with 27 democratic votes. most democrats on the senate judiciary committee voted for barbara lagoa just last year. among the d

, as well as judge barbara lagoa of the 11th circuit court of appeals. butth the trump unprovokes keep brings up the name of justice joan larsen on the sixth circuit court of appeals so no one is ruling her out. the president talking about the importance of getting the pick right. listen here. >> president trump: is appointment of a united states supreme court justice was much more important to voters than i thought. they are right. they will set policy for 50 years. whether it's life or second amendment. >> no democrat expected to vote in favor of the nominee and the president will likely make a decision who conservatives are happy with. the conservatives do approve of all the judges on the list, the candidate with the most conservative support among the current crop of the candidates is amy coney barrett. so it would be a real surprise if the president does not pick her. the supreme court obviously the top of the president's mind but it's not the only thing on it. the morning the president hosting a event to pay tribute to the veterans of the bay of pig

amy coney barrett is a judge on the circuit court of appeals. reviously served as a clerk for the conservative justice antonin scalia. barbara lagoa also serves on the circuit court of appeals. she's a 52—year—old cuban—american. and while she's considered a staunch conservative, she received strong bipartisan support at her confirmation hearing. another name in the mix is appeals courtjudge allison rushing. she'd be particularly controversial because she's only 38—years—old. we can now speak to ilya shapiro, who's the director of the robert a levy center for constitutional studies at the cato institute. good to talk to you. thanks for your time. who is your money on here? well, the front runner going into all of this was amy barrett. she was one of the finalist last time around. a p pa re ntly finalist last time around. apparently being groomed. definitely the favourite of the conservative legal elites. the only wrinkle so close to the election, robert let go from the swing state of florida a key demographic that's the kind of throwing politics

one, judge amy coney barrett with the 7th circuit court of appeals based in chicago, but she lives inth bend, indiana. she's a devout catholic and mother of seven children. she was nominated to the appeals court in 2017 by president trump and a year later he personally interviewed her for a position on the supreme court. he ultimately went with brett kavanaugh. she's a known conservative and said to be a favorite for this spot. judge allison rushing with the 4th circuit court of appeals, what makes her stand out is her age, she's 38 years old. the president said today she could potentially serve 40, even 50 years, into her 80s. another name on the short list we're hearing about, judge barbara lagoa with the 11th circuit court of appeals in atlanta. a favorite of conservatives, she once sat on the florida supreme court. she is the daughter of cuban immigrants who fled the oppressive castro regime. in 2006 governor jeb bush first appointed her to state courts. as for the timing of the nomination, president trump said it would likely be friday or saturday after the public has a chance to

amy coney barrett is a judge on the circuit court of appeals. reviously served as a clerk for the conservative barbara lagoa also serves on the circuit court of appeals. she's a 52—year—old cuban—american. and while she's considered a staunch conservative, she received strong bipartisan support at her confirmation hearing. another name in the mix is appeals courtjudge allison rushing. she'd be particularly controversial because she's only 38—years—old. it does look, that president trump and mitch mcconnell had the numbers they need to get any nominee through a republican—controlled senate. very little the democrats can do about it. if all of the republicans vote in favour, but there are seven seats that are a toss up and said those senators may find that it is in their best interest of being re—elected in november them not to support a nomination right now or at least not to vote for the nomination on november three. so we don't know if all the republicans will fall in line. this barely 40 days before the election when in 2016, of course, more th

amy coney barrett is a judge on the circuit court of appeals. previously served as a clerk for the conservative justice antonin scalia. barbara lagoa also serves on the circuit court of appeals. she's a 52—year—old cuban—american. and while she's considered a staunch conservative, she received strong bipartisan support at her confirmation hearing. another name in the mix is appeals courtjudge allison rushing. she'd be particularly controversial because she's only 38—years—old. let's speak to the ceo of the national women's law centre. thank you for your time. what is your pet here? who's going to get it? i have to actually begin with what i heard president trump saying about confirming someone before the election. we are actually in the middle of an election back now. people have already started voting in virginia and north carolina and there are longline so i should begin by saying it is extraordinary to think that during an election that this is what the senate would be doing and this is what this president would be doing. because of course, i

amy coney barrett is a judge on the circuit court of appeals. ntonin scalia. barbara lagoa also serves on the circuit court of appeals. she's a 52—year—old cuban american. and while she's considered a staunch conservative, she received strong bipartisan support at her confirmation hearing. another name in the mix is appeals courtjudge allison rushing. she'd be particularly controversial because she's only 38—years—old. leaked bank documents seen by bbc panorama show chelsea football club owner roman abramovich secretly owned stakes in players at other clubs. one of the footballers played against chelsea in two 2014 champions league games, which meant mr abramovich had a stake in twelve players on the pitch. mr abramovich‘s spokesman says the deals were lawful and did not richard bilton from bbc‘s panorama reports. this is the story of a football match. chelsea again sporting lisbon in 2014. secret files show chelsea owner roman abramovich had a steak and not 11, but 12 players on the pitch. in 2016, a bank identified more than $1 billion of suspi

>> in 2017, a confirmation hearing was held to appoint amy coney barrett to the seventh circuit court of appealss a portion of that hearing where amy coney barrett spoke about abortion with senator dianne feinstein. you are controversial. let's start with that. you are controversial because many of us that have lived our lives as women really recognize being ablef finally

and this modern-day poll tax was upheld by the 11th circuit court of appeals in large part because of judges appointed by donald trump. but, you see, here's the thing -- he knows he cannot win if the people vote. isald trump is weak, so he throwing up every roadblock he can to try and suppress the cannotnd we the people let him get away with it. steak -- what it is at stake. our ability to make a living, take care of our families, and dismantle systemic racism. that is at stake too. for example, courts can determine your ability to earn a living wage, receive equal pay for equal work, or collectively bargain for your rights at work. court, extra vote on the donald trump and his party will continue their attack on laws that keeps our air clean and food and water safe and attacks any legislation that addresses climate change. they will continue to divide us and ignore the systemic racism that still plagues our society. there decisions could fail to decisions could fail to hold the actors in our criminal justice accountable. victims of brutality by law enforcement might be less successfu

circuit court of appeals, and allison jones rushing of north carolina, a judge with the fourth u.s. rcuit court of appeals. california senator dianne feinstein called the petit justice ginsburg a giant on the court. feinstein, who sits on the senate judiciary committee, said the senate should wait until after the election to consider her replacement, referring to the death of justice antonin scalia and 2016. that's when senate majority leader mitch mcconnell refused to allow a vote on president obama's nominee marek garland for about nine months before the election. feinstein wrote quote, today we are just 46 days away from an election to gym through a lifetime appointment to the country's highest court, particularly to replace an icon like justice ginsburg would be the height of hypocrisy. within hours of the news tonight hundreds of people gathered in san francisco for a candlelight vigil to honor the life and legacy of justice ginsburg. ktvu jana katsuyama joining us with the reaction. we understand you spoke with two bay area professors who knew justice ginsburg. >> reporter: yes

that we know of that is really a potential here is judge allison rushing from the south circuit court of appeals. she's 38 years old. the president saying that if she were to live as long as judge ginsberg, she could be on the court for 50 years. she's a favorite of evangelicals. a few conference calls among evangelical leaders in which they were singing her praises and burned up the phone lines at the white house. i'm told by sources close to the vetting that perhaps seen as too young for the supreme court right now. certainly a contender for the future. most of the money is going on judge amy coney barrett. like anything, this could be fluid. president could pick any one of those. >> neil: yeah, in her case, she's been thoroughly vetted, so she's a known quantity. so if speed were the issue, that might help. >> don't forget that democrats are particularly against her because of her perceived position on abortion. so that could really end up being a fight. >> neil: yeah, all the vetting in the world won't wipe that out. thanks, john. want to go to john bussey. we're told this is all about getti

court of appeals. she's 48 years old. judge bar la lagoa of the 11th circuit court of appeals in atlanta, 52, and judge alison rushing of the fourth circuit court of appeals. she's just 38 but i understand that she has got a tremendous amount of support from the evangelical community. she herself is an evangelical. she's considered a rising star in the judiciary, and evangelicals would prefer that the nominee be alison rushing. so we'll see how that changes the equation. does the president have the time? if you go back to 1975, justice john paul stephens was confirmed in 19 days. 20035, chief justice john roberts was confirmed in 24 days. justice sandra day o'connor in 33 days. in 1981, ginsburg, 42 days in 1993. the president will have about 37 days to get his pick through. joe biden not issuing the same threats as some of his democratic colleagues to stack the supreme court if the nomination goes through and democrats win back the senate but saying whoever wins the election should get to make the pick. listen here. >> donald trump wins the election, then the

going to be something that will very likely make its way to the supreme court because the circuit court of appealsfore the supreme court and there really seems to be some disagreement among the courts about whether or not this is constitutional. the lower court held it was unconstitutional. the 11th circuit court of appeals reversed that. >> danny cevallos, my friend, thank you as always. talk to you again tomorrow. so doj prosecutor nora dan a he, a top aide to u.s. attorney john durham in his russian investigation has resigned. according to the information, they appointed durham to scrutinize the results. d danahee informed them by mail. it did not say anything about political pressure. also there's a plan to cancel an event after it was confirmed the host were qanon supporters. he did not provide a reason or say if there will be a rescheduling of the event. pence has denounced qanon in the past. >>> still ahead, we have our eyes on the gulf of mexico this morning where tropical storm sally is strengthening and expected to become a hurricane today. meteorologist bill karins is tracking the tropi

she was at a confirmation hearing in front of members of the senate to talk about the 7th circuit court of appealsn chicago. at that hearing, she got quite a taste of washington d.c. she was talked and fended off specific attacks about how her faith would play into landmark cases. listen to this. >> the dogma lives loudly within you and that's of concern. >> if you're asking whether i take my faith seriously and i'm a faithful catholic, i am, although i would stress that my personal church affiliation or my religious belief would not bear on the discharge of my duties as a judge. >> that from september 6th, 2017. 55-43, three democrats voted to put her on the appeals court bench. senator firm joe donnelly, west virginia joe manchin and presidential nominee tim kaine. she was rumoreded to be a front runner for the spot on 2018 and when he president interviewed her. he chose brett kavanaugh inste instead. she and her family, seven children. and he was argued in front of the supreme court 21 times over the years. >> judge barrett is a well-admired judge. i think she is the establishment choice of the

circuit court of appeals. overtime she became the -- she became the senior liberal and was in charge of signing the decen decent. sometimes majority opinion but usually decent. she really found her voice then. she became the notorious r.b.g. after her 2013 decent in the case known as shelby county verses holder when the five justices cut back on the 1965 voting rights act. with each year she dug harder and harder on the left and more critical of president donald trump, probably remembering in 2016 when she ended up speaking a bit out of school saying he's such a faker and such an ego. she ended up retracking those statements she said to me in an interview. she remained pretty harsh against him and during the recent trump's document cases at the supreme court, she noted that he still had not turned over his tax returns. she only became more out spoken and moved more to the left assort of a personal transmission. >> she did not want to have president trump to fill the vacancy that she would leave, is that correct

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relative newcomer to the federal bench having just three years on the chicago-based 7th circuit court of appeals. a 48-year-old devout catholic and mother of seven she would be the youngest supreme court nominee since clarence thomas in 1991. she drew the attention of the republicans for being a protege of judge scalia. she drew err from democrats for her conservative leanings. her approval to the federal bench in 2017 was a bitter affair. her supreme court confirmation process ignites a political fight that will be scrutinized for years to come as it's so close to a presidential election. confm rr ncbefore election day. only two gop senators say they oppose moving ahead. it would take four republicans to break ranks to stop it. janai? >>> now to the race to white house. with 38 days until the final votes are cast, president trump holding a rally overnight in virginia despite health officials saying it would prove unsafe. abc's rachel scott is in washington with the latest on the campaign trail. rachel, good morning. >> reporter: janai, good morning. we are just hours away from president trump a

barretett is a judge on the seventh circuit court of appeals based in chicago. she has demonstrated her conservative bona fides on upholding second amendment gun rights, being forceful on immigration, and holding strong antiabortion ideals. supporters have pointed out to the white house that barrett may help the president secure votes for his reelection in great lakes states, wherere he e curry trails democratic candidate joe biden. other front runner, judge and -- lagoa, is a human is a cuban-american from florida. the ties to the state could bring some leverage, but trump has expressed second to schism -- expressed skepticism about her conservatism. his thirdnce to name justice since entering the white ofse, trump is on the cuspp installing a firmly conservative majority for years to come, but there are risks for the president. rereplacing liberal icon judge ruth bader ginsburg before the election has stirred up the democrats. some senate republicans refused to support the vote at all. anchor: u.k. prime minister boris johnson has announced restrictions on soc

circuit court judge as well as for the late supreme court justice antonin scalia. it was president trump who appointed her to the circuit court of appeals for the seventh circuit in 2017. barrett teased what the senate could expect during her remarks saturday. >> a judge must apply the law as written. judges are not policy makers and they must be resolute in setting aside any policy views they might hold. >> reporter: as for president trump, he is at his virginia golf club today. it's unclear if he's going to be doing any debate prep ahead of tuesday's matchup but he told fox's pete hegseth earlier what he can expect with the face-to-face matchup with joe biden. >> mr. president, the debate's coming up. everyone's going to be watching. how are you preparing specifically? >> i think i prepare every day. i think, you know, when you're president, you sort of see everything that they're going to be asking and they may disagree with you but we've done a great job. >> reporter: the president also on twitter about the debate writing this morning i will be strongly demanding a drug test of sleepy joe biden prior to or after the debate on tuesda

she was a judge on the dc circuit court of appeals. that is the federal courts just before the supreme court in washington, dc, and during that time when she was a law professor and litigator before she came even a lower court judge, she wrote a lot of very important articles and briefs, pioneering the field of gender equality so they are ready to prohibit generally speaking discrimination on the basis of sex, that is largely owing to justice ginsburg. >> schu 15 of the cases that she argued before the spring court. >> she wanted cases she argued but the ideas that she wrote about in her books and articles were used by a lot of other litigators, so her affluence goes beyond even those cases where she was the counsel of record. >> so what do you suppose the trip initiation is going to do now to put another justice in place, get the nomination going quickly? >> you cannot have scripted this thing anymore dramatically. i think there is still time for their publicans to nominate and hold hearings and confirm somebody, i would expect that is

she sits on the seven certain -- circuit court of appeals. she's only been on the bench for a couple of years. i think it is fair to say on case after case after case,, includining abortion, including age discrimination, asasylum-seekers and guns, she s ofn on the hard right side the fence. often, in fact, gettingng disdainful statements from reagan and bush h appointees abt how radicalal her worldview is. the other thing about her is she very, very much has written about how religion informs her judicial thinking. and when that was raised at her lower court hearings, it was seen as a huge affront. so she brings to the table the ability to be deeply religious. impolitic to- appear in the question hererbout itit. babarbaraa lagoa is 52, on the h circuit. she is one of the judges that just ruled that all of those taxes and fees that felons need to pay prior to voting is not a popoll tax and t that it can be enforced, which would disenfranchise thousands and thousands of formally written franchised felons in florida. joananarsen is probably the