Among the women considered to be front-runners for the Supreme Court nomination, Judge J. Michelle Childs has some high-profile and vocal backers —as well as a background that sets her apart from the current justices.
Like all the other names being considered, Childs, a judge from South Carolina, would be the first Black woman nominated to the court. Unlike many of those considered for and ultimately nominated for the Supreme Court, though, she graduated from public universities, potentially bucking the narrow Ivy League pedigree that has become conventional for Supreme Court justices.
Childs, 55, has served as a judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina since 2010. In December, Biden nominated Childs to fill a vacancy on the appellate court in the D.C. Circuit, often viewed as the second-highest court after the Supreme Court, but the confirmation process has been put on hold as Biden considers potential high court nominees. In her corner are two prominent South Carolina politicians: House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn, whose support helped Biden notch his first primary victory, and Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham.
Childs was born in Detroit, moved to South Carolina as a young teen and was raised mostly by her mother. Her father, a police officer, died from a gunshot wound when she was 14 years old. Childs went to public universities for both her undergraduate and professional degrees, receiving her bachelor’s from the University of South Florida and...
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