Story highlights President Barack Obama has said he will nominate someone to replace Justice Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court

Any list begins with Sri Srinivasan, 48, a member of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

Washington (CNN) President Barack Obama plans to nominate a new Supreme Court justice to replace the late Antonin Scalia, despite Senate Republican leaders indicating that person will not get a vote this year.

"As the President said last night, he takes his constitutional responsibility seriously and will approach this nomination with the time and rigor required. Given that the Senate is currently in recess, we don't expect the President to rush this through this week, but instead will do so in due time once the Senate returns from their recess," said Eric Schultz, a White House spokesman, on Sunday. "At that point, we expect the Senate to consider that nominee, consistent with their responsibilities laid out in the United States Constitution."

So who could this be?

There's always a short-list of potential justices that court experts and watchers have in their heads; Obama will be cognizant that he is replacing a conservative icon and that might temper his choices, leading him to try to find someone that at least some Republicans in Congress might find acceptable.

Here's a few of the names getting attention Saturday night who could join Obama's other two nominees, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan.

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