“Both Oldham and Ho have clerked for the Supreme Court before. Oldham clerked for Justice Alito and Ho clerked for Clarence Thomas. So some people see them as sort of ideological successors to these two justices who are facing these pressures to retire.” » GET MORE NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE: Sign up for Texas Standard’s weekly newsletters

Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Andrew Oldham and James Ho are viewed as likely members of Trump’s shortlist in the event of a U.S. Supreme Court vacancy.

The Catholic Church teaches that the death penalty is “inadmissible,” even for people who have committed heinous crimes.