Likely Obama Supreme Court nominee to replace Scalia should have no problem being confirmed, was unanimously approved by Republicans including Cruz and Rubio in 2013 as Obama's choice for DC Circuit Court Judge-Komo News

2/13/16, "Sri Srinivasan, who is he? Scalia's possible replacement?" komonews.com, by Sinclair Broadcast Group

"Shortly after news broke that Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia had passed many started speculating who his successor would be if President Barack Obama were to nominate the next Supreme Court Justice.

One name floated frequently was Sri Srinivasan, who The New Yorker described as "the nominee in waiting."...

Srikanth Srinivasan, of Virginia, was nominated to the U.S. Circuit Court Judge for Washington D.C. in May 2013. The tally was 97-0, including votes U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Presidential candidates Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio."...

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