choices to "three or four individuals", with the top two leading candidates being Sykes and Pryor. Trump announced Neil Gorsuch for his pick for the Court on January 31, 2017. See also George W. Bush judicial appointment controversies George W. Bush Supreme Court candidates Donald Trump Supreme Court candidates References External links Appearances at the U.S. Supreme Court from the Oyez Project US DOJ webpage White House judicial nominee biography Campaign Contributions Made by William Pryor Contributor profile at the Federalist Society |- |- |- 1962 births Living people 20th-century American lawyers 20th-century American politicians 21st-century American lawyers 21st-century American judges 21st-century American politicians Alabama Attorneys General Alabama Republicans Alabama lawyers Catholics from Alabama Federalist Society members Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Members of the United States Sentencing Commission Obama administration personnel Lawyers from Mobile, Alabama Recess appointments during the George W. Bush administration Samford University faculty Trump administration personnel Tulane University Law School alumni United States court of appeals judges appointed by George W. Bush Politicians from Mobile, Alabama