Education: Harvard, B.A., J.D.

Current position: U.S. District Judge for the District of the District of Columbia

Appointed by: Former President Barack Obama

Jackson was reportedly one of the finalists for the late Antonin Scalia’s U.S. Supreme Court seat in 2016. Like Kruger, she is also young, a former Supreme Court law clerk and has the benefit of presiding over several high-profile federal cases, like the House Judiciary’s lawsuit against former White House Counsel Don McGahn.

Both Kruger and Jackson are considered Biden's most likely picks according to Bloomberg.

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