President Obama has chance to get his name on the Supreme Court . Among them are federal appeals court judges Sonia Sotomayor , 55 , of New York ; Diane Wood , 59 , of Chicago ; and Solicitor General Elena Kagan . Note : Women tend to be at or near the top of the list . Republicans are at confirmation confrontation if they are ignored . Seven of the nine high court nominees were named by GOP presidents .
President Obama has chance to get his name on the Supreme Court . Note : Women tend to be at or near the top of the list . Republicans are at confirmation confrontation if they are ignored . Seven of the nine high court nominees were named by GOP presidents .