President Barack Obama will reportedly announce his nominee to replace Justice Antonin Scalia on Wednesday.
Reuters is citing one anonymous source who said that President Obama will decide between Judge Sri Srinivasan or Judge Merrick Garland to replace Justice Scalia, who passed away on February 13. Both Srinivasan, 49, and Garland, 63, serve together on the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
However, Senate Republicans have vowed to block President Obama’s nominee for the lifetime position on the court. The Republicans hope to stall the decision until a new president is elected come November and have even created a task force to do so.
“We’re going to hold everyone accountable and make sure Democrats have to answer to the American people for why they don’t want voters to have a say in this process,” Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus previously said in a statement.
If nominated, Srinivasan would be the first Asian-American and Hindu to serve on the high court, according to Reuters. President Obama appointed Srinivasan to the appeals court in 2013.
Garland has served as the chief justice of the Washington appeals court since 1997, when he was appointed by President Bill Clinton.
