Obama Reportedly Close To Naming A Supreme Court Nominee *** Could come as early as Wednesday ***

Source: Huffington Post

Following weeks of political wrangling, President Barack Obama is reportedly closer than ever to settling on a nominee to fill the Supreme Court seat left vacant by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia.

The president is expected to reveal his choice as early as Wednesday, according to Reuters. But that announcement will likely be only the initial foray in what looks to be a protracted battle for control of the nation's highest court.

Sources told Reuters that Obama's decision has come down to Sri Srinivasan and Merrick Garland, two federal judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, the second most important court in the country for its jurisdiction over important federal regulatory matters.

The two names are worlds apart in terms of experience -- Garland is a veteran with a judicial record that dates back to 1997, while Srinivasan was put on the court in 2013. What they have in common is that both have sterling credentials, were confirmed with Republican support in the Senate, and are generally known as moderates, which could potentially weaken Republican opposition in the Senate.

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