Could A Michigander Be In Line To Replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg?

MICHIGAN — A woman from Michigan is among five people President Donald Trump is considering for a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court following the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Trump hinted in an interview on "Fox & Friends" that he is considering five people for the position vacated by Ginsburg due to her death. Among them, "a great one from Michigan," Trump said, after saying he'd appoint a woman to the seat.

Trump said he expect to make the announcement Friday or Saturday, following services honoring the life of Ginsburg.

According to Craig Mauger of The Detroit News, federal appeals Judge Joan Larsen was one of three judges from Michigan on a list that Trump considered for replacing retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy in July 2018.

The other two from Michigan included on the list were were retired Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Robert Young and Judge Raymond M. Kethledge of the 6th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, according to The News.

Larsen was appointed by Trump to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in 2017. The 51-year-old has been a law professor for much of her career and clerked for the late Antonin Scalia, the Supreme Court justice who is, according to the Financial Times, is viewed as an icon among most conservatives.