Women's Courts

In the Newsweek article Women's Court, the public awaits President Obama's choice to replace Justice John Paul Stephens on the Supreme Court. He dicusses his preference to fill the space with a female candidate.

The Supreme Court is fickle in their stance to uphold liberal Justices, so Obama's alternative for increasing diversity among the court is to have women appointed. Obama hopes to be the first president to install three women to the Supreme Court.

According to Newsweek, "Obama will cement his place in history as a powerful guardian of the interests of American women," if he is able to pull this off.

One of the likely candidates is Solicitor General Elena Kagan, who not only brings diversity by merely being a woman, but is also a conservative. Formerly the Dean of Harvard Law School, Obama may favor Kagan due to his ties to Harvard.

Diane Wood seems less popular now because of all the decisions she's made regarding abortion, which clearly has her looking unfavorable to the Conservatives.

Janet Napolitano is unlikely to appointed because Obama feels she is already doing a great job with Homeland Security, and she is more beneficial to that position.

Michelle Obama will most likely have a good chance of making the Court due to her approval of increasing gender diversity but also because she offers racial and socioeconomic diversity herself.

By: Lauren Baggett & Jackie Kalinoski