United States: who to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court?

Ruth Bader Ginsburg, August 26, 2019. REUTERS / Lindsay DeDario

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In the United States, in the midst of the electoral campaign, Donald Trump is preparing to appoint a replacement for Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died Friday, September 18.

The president promised to appoint "a very talented woman" to this crucial post.

To galvanize the religious right, he had already published a pre-selection of magistrates who share his values ​​on abortion, the right to bear arms or even religious freedoms.

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According to several White House advisers, Donald Trump has now tightened his list of potential candidates.

Two names are circulating with insistence to join the judges of the highest American court.

The first is that of Amy Coney Barrett.

The 48-year-old Catholic mother of seven is renowned for her articles on legal doctrine, largely influenced by her traditionalist religious values.

During this weekend Amy Coney Barrett would have been the favorite of Donald Trump, reports a White House adviser in the

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But the tide might be turning in favor of a daughter of Cuban immigrants:

, originally from Miaimi, a former judge of the Supreme Court of Florida.

A year ago, she was appointed by Donald Trump to the Federal Court of Appeal in Atlanta, Georgia.

The calculation of the Trump campaign strategists seems clear: Far less dogmatic than Amy Coney Barrett, Barbara Lagoa is arousing the enthusiasm of conservative voters in Florida, a key state to claim victory on November 3.

And it could also mobilize Latin Americans in the rest of the United States in favor of the outgoing president.

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