Indian-American Judge Amul R Thapar’s contest for the United States Supreme Court and history as the initial Indian-American and Asian American to reach the highest court in the country seems ended. For now, at least.
He has figured nowhere in any of the much shorter shortlists published in media on Thursday of candidates being considered by the U.S. President Donald Trump.
Trump told reporters he was looking at four candidates and that he could choose any one of the 25 on a shortlist he started the search with. “I think I have it down to four people and I think of the four people, I have it down to three or two,” he said. “I think they’re all outstanding. Honestly, I could pick any of the 25 and they would be terrific. Those are very terrific people. The whole list is extraordinary.”
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The speculations would continue, until the president could still change his mind any time before July 9, when he has said he plans to declare his pick. There seems to be expectancy till point in time for Thapar, who is reported to have been among the top four the president had narrowed down his list to earlier.
Since Trump rolled up his shortlist of 25 names, the Indian American community has been tracking the race closely, which is to fill a vacancy left on the nine-member bench by Justice Anthony Kennedy announced plans to step down.
The wait would be longer than they may have hoped for. If Thapar doesn’t get the call this time, he might get fortunate the next time a place opens up. Or so is the hope, for now.
By Sowmya
