WASHINGTON: Federal Court of Appeals judge Amy Connie Barrett has become one of the front-runners to fill a vacant Supreme Court seat following her death. Justice Ruth Bader GinsburgThree sources told NBC News.

Barrett, 48, was on the shortlist in 2018 instead of retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy President Donald Trump – who called her “very gentlemanly” on Saturday – was finally elected Justice Brett Cavanaugh.

Sources note that Barrett, who was confirmed in 2017 to sit on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Chicago-based Seventh Circuit, has been examined and is known to have “known quantity.” Trump also said his own

Republicans thought she had performed well on that stage, and defended herself against allegations that religious beliefs would color her legal judgment.

At that time, Zen in D-Calif. Diane Feinstein told her, “Stubbornness stays loud inside you, that’s a concern.”

Barrett responded that “it is never appropriate for a judge to impose a judge’s personal convictions on the law, even if they are out of faith or elsewhere.”

From a GEOP perspective, she is a former clerk who understands that she respects the religious right she has given to her fierce opposition to abortion and to her devout Catholic faith. The late Justice Antonin Scalia, She is a woman – seen as a precondition for replacement Feminist Icon Ginsberg – She is also the mother of seven children.

Trump said his nominee would be a woman.

Jeans-Zuberg, a lifelong champion of women’s rights and a staunch advocate for gender equality, “died at home with his family in Washington, D.C., due to complications of metastatic pancreatic cancer,” the court said in a statement Friday.

Barrett’s obstacles are her views on abortion, which complicate her confirmation because Ginsburg’s position is the pole of her legacy of abortion rights. Separately, Many LGBTQ and civil rights organizations When the president’s court first appeared on the shortlist, they were quick to share their concerns about her.

It also focuses on Allison Rushing, a 38-year-old North Carolina native. He currently serves as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, based in Virginia. But as NBC News Reported during her confirmation: “While Rushing made headlines for becoming one of the youngest and most experienced members of the federal judiciary, she gained attention because of her decades-long association with the most well-known anti-gay groups.”

In addition, the other two judges are seriously considering filling the vacancy in the Supreme Court, according to multiple sources familiar with the vetting process.

One of them is Barbara Lagova, 52, of Florida, a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, based in Georgia; Another is 51-year-old Amul Thapar, who is sitting on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the sixth circuit based in Cincinnati. Is a favorite Zen majority leader Mitch McConnell.

While the White House will lead the nomination process alongside Senate Republicans, the Trump campaign will help the GOP move to fill vacancies in the Supreme Court. For example, a campaign official says an election attempt could put pressure on Joe Biden to release the list of Supreme Court nominees.

Trump tweeted about the timeframe on Saturday morning Republicans have an “obligation” to move forward “without delay.” Biden said Friday night that he would not be coming until the election to replace Jinsberg.

Although time is running out, Trump said Saturday he will announce a nominee next week.