CBS News is reporting that President Obama will announce his nominee to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens on Monday morning.
In the weeks since Justice Stevens announced his retirement, the Appellate Strategist has profiled each of the short list candidates:
Judge Diane Wood of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Judge Merrick Garland of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Judge Sidney Thomas of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Justice Carlos Moreno of the California Supreme Court
Secretary Janet Napolitano of the Department of Homeland Security
Judge Kim McLane Wardlaw of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Leah Ward Sears, former Chief Justice of the Georgia Supreme Court
