Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar says she'd nominate a full slate of qualified judges on Day 1 of her presidency. "There's going to be a lot of retirements, a lot of openings, and we have to move immediately," Klobuchar said.

But the Democratic candidate for president isn't naming names. And she told The NPR Politics Podcast and New Hampshire Public Radio that she doesn't intend to unless she wins.

"I think that you interview people, you make decisions — you can't do that as a candidate," Klobuchar said. "You can't vet them like you should. As a candidate you don't have the FBI."

As a candidate in 2016, Donald Trump put out a list of judges he said he would draw from to fill the Supreme Court vacancy created when Justice Antonin Scalia died unexpectedly and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., refused to consider then-President Barack Obama's nominee. That move was seen as offering reassurance to evangelical voters concerned about Trump's multiple marriages, vulgar language and assault allegations.

Klobuchar said that while it may have worked for Trump, "that's just not what I'm going to do."