Donald Trump does a lot of truly horrifying things on a daily basis. He threatens to destroy the Western world order. He buddies up to murderous dictators. He quotes his adult daughter, a White House employee, calling him “Daddy.” But as disturbing as all that is, the fact that Trump will soon nominate someone to replace Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court is arguably the most terrifying aspect of his presidency to date (minus, y’know, a potential nuclear holocaust, which is somehow not completely beyond the realm of possibility!). With his second nominee to the highest court in the land, the ex–real-estate developer could quite possibly reshape America for decades to come. More than his unhinged tweets, and his diarrhea of the mouth, and even his possible obstruction of justice, this will likely be the single most consequential hallmark of his presidency. So naturally, he’s going about selecting a nominee like he’s voting in one of his Miss Universe Pageants. According to Politico:

Trump is more interested in “the nonlegal, superficial, and shallow,” said Brian Fallon, executive director of Demand Justice, a new nonprofit attempting to influence the Senate on judicial nominees. “He cares about not being a Bush person, an Ivy League background, someone who looks the part and someone who everyone is going to say good things about.”

The process has elite lawyers gaming out what attributes—even those that have nothing to do with a person’s qualifications to sit on the nation’s highest court—might vault a candidate to the top of Trump’s list, and weighing them against the traditional qualifications for the role. What is emerging is a process unique to Trump as potential nominees are increasingly running two different campaigns: one aimed at the president and one aimed at senators.

That Trump would be more focused on looks than, say, actual qualifications, should obviously not come as a surprise. When he was deciding who to nominate to replace Antonin Scalia, he reportedly loved the fact that Neil Gorsuch and his wife, Marie Louise Gorsuch, came off like a “picture-perfect couple,” leading him to request that Marie Louise stand next to Neil during his nomination speech. He’s also routinely described various hires as straight out of “central-casting,” suggesting looking the part is what’s most important. “Beyond the qualifications, what really matters is, does this nominee fit a central casting image for a Supreme Court nominee, as well as his or her spouse,” a Republican close to the White House told Politico “That's a big deal. Do they fit the role?”

One front-runner, Brett Kavanaugh, apparently has the image President Beauty Pageant is going for, but his wife’s association with the Bush clan could prove problematic. Another possible candidate, __ Raymond Kethledge,__ loses points for not graduating from Harvard or Yale, but makes up for it by being every Republican’s vision of an ideal male:

Kethledge is . . . a hunter, fisherman, and outdoorsman with a Midwestern background.

Kethledge also reportedly aced another test the president considers crucial: one of personal chemistry. Because after looks, making Trump feel “comfortable in a personal setting” is the most important thing a potential Supreme Court pick can bring to the table.