A glance at potential Obama nominees to high court

— Among the people President Barack Obama is likely to consider to replace Justice David Souter:

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— Judge Ruben Castillo of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

— Judge Merrick B. Garland of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

— Gov. Jennifer Granholm of Michigan.

— U.S. Solicitor General Elena Kagan, a former Harvard University law professor.

— Pam Karlan, a professor at Stanford Law School.

— Harold Koh, a Yale University law professor recently nominated to serve as legal adviser at the State Department.

— Judge Margaret McKeown of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco.

— Gov. Deval Patrick of Massachusetts.

— Judge Johnnie Rawlinson of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco.

— Judge Sonia Sotomayor of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York.

— Kathleen Sullivan, former dean of Stanford Law School.

— Cass Sunstein, a Harvard University law professor recently nominated to head the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.

— Judge Kim McLane Wardlaw of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco.

— Judge Diane Wood of the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago.