washington presumptive republican u.s. presidential nominee donald trump wednesday unveil name 11 judge eight men three women white conservative would consider elect replace late antonin scalia supreme court six judge appoint federal appeal court around country republican former president george w. bush five serve various state supreme court scalia replacement could tip ideological balance court evenly divide four conservative justices four liberals scalia die february one court conservative justices go choose likely list trump say interview fox news trump say could deviate list add minimum keep people within general realm trump 11 judge list affiliate federalist society influential conservative legal group website organization know breed grind conservative legal thinkers unusual presidential candidate release name potential supreme court cabinet nominees win election trump work assure conservatives party elect president nov. would appoint liberal moderate court trump ally encourage announce name potential court nominees allay fear among conservatives wary trump presidency trump list include steven colloton iowa judge 8th u.s. circuit court appeal raymond gruender missouri also judge 8th circuit court appeal thomas hardiman pennsylvania judge 3rd circuit court appeal also include raymond kethledge michigan judge 6th circuit court appeal william pryor alabama judge 11th circuit court appeal diane sykes wisconsin judge 7th circuit court appeal state supreme court jurists include allison eid colorado joan larsen michigan thomas lee utah david stras minnesota willett texas democratic president barack obama march name centrist appellate court judge merrick garland fill vacancy republican-led senate refuse hold confirmation hear vote insist obama successor get select scalia replacement trump say statement 11 judge representative kind constitutional principles value say would use list guide nominate justice willett past year post several comment twitter mock trump even refer darth trump twist star war villain darth vader willett last june post imagine trump select supreme court nominee mind reel weeps—can finish tweet willett write suggest cry idea ask comment willett twitter remark trump spokeswoman hope hicks say mr trump sole focus consider best potential individuals base constitutional principles lee brother republican senator mike lee utah one conservative members u.s. senate know everyone list know would great supreme court justices course believe one name list stand head shoulder rest say mike lee member senate judiciary committee would consider nomination sykes former wife conservative wisconsin radio host charles sykes post twitter would make great justice add simply believe trump several judge rule abortion reproductive right sykes colloton pryor rule obama administration regard religious objections contraception coverage requirement obamacare healthcare law white house spokesman josh earnest say daily brief would surprise democrat would describe trump pick consensus nominee individual president obama put forward somebody republicans describe consensus nominee earnest say garland add would wise senate act obama nominee liberal advocacy group people american way say trump list include conservative dream justices 11 judge respond request comment joan larsen work along rest michigan supreme court provide common-sense rule-of-law justice focus remain focus campaign spokesman stu sandler say larsen appoint post run election full term trump identify 11 potential supreme court nominees