If Justice John Paul Stevens decides to step down this spring, the White House will start the search for his replacement with the list of those President Obama considered last year, when he chose Sonia Sotomayor, a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit in New York. At this point, White House aides, Democrats familiar with the process inside the administration and legal experts consider two candidates in the lead, and two close behind.
Bob Barnes and Kenneth W. Smith Jr. -- The Washington Post
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