washington move certain please conservatives president donald trump friday add five name list candidates prospective u.s. supreme court vacancy press ahead campaign move federal judiciary right two appellate judge nominate trump early year confirm senate amy coney barrett kevin newsom another brett kavanaugh sit u.s. court appeal washington long view stepping-stone high court others britt grant georgia supreme court justice patrick wyrick oklahoma supreme court justice current vacancy u.s. supreme court three justices 79 old presidential campaign last year trump identify 20 conservative candidates supreme court upon take office name neil gorsuch court replace late justice antonin scalia restore supreme court conservative majority gorsuch confirm senate april establish one supreme court conservative justices speak federalist society conference conservative legal advocate white house counsel donald mcgahn say trump commit appoint judge commit originalists textualists refer legal philosophy rely actual word laws original mean u.s. constitution paper trail sit judge nothing unknown see get mcgahn say five jurists strong conservative credentials add list input conservative leaders another seat court open trump nominate candidate update list 25 white house say leonard leo advisor president supreme court nominations say trump think time refresh original list commit pick list want make sure complete possible leo say interview kavanaugh appoint federal bench 2006 republican former president george w. bush serve white house counsel bush work assistant kenneth starr independent counsel investigate democratic former president bill clinton monica lewinsky scandal grant wyrick join state challenge affordable care act democratic former president barack obama signature healthcare law obama regulations aim reduce emissions coal-burning power plant say carrie severino chief counsel judicial crisis network conservative legal advocacy group court currently consist five conservatives four liberals conservative justice anthony kennedy sometimes join liberals high-profile issue gay right abortion 81 kennedy second-oldest justice court behind liberal ruth bad ginsburg 84 former kennedy clerk say consider retirement liberal justice stephen breyer 79. step trump would get historic opportunity shape court conservative direction decades come supreme court appointments lifetime job conservatives criticize federal judiciary liberal attorney general jeff sessions conference lash activist judge trump already take step make federal judiciary conservative 14 judicial appointees already confirm senate pipeline catherine glenn foster president anti-abortion advocacy group americans unite life say please new selections know record tend strong recognize protections life say interview friday republican alabama governor kay ivey say would support party senate candidate roy moore accuse several women unwanted sexual contact importance keep senate republican control another supreme court vacancy arise trump add five conservatives list possible supreme court pick