Story highlights Attorney General Loretta Lynch has asked not to be nominated to the Supreme Court

Lynch rose to her current position after a tumultuous confirmation

(CNN) Attorney General Loretta Lynch has asked not to be nominated to the Supreme Court, a Department of Justice spokeswoman said Tuesday.

"The Attorney General determined that the limitations inherent in the nomination process would curtail her effectiveness in her current role," DOJ spokeswoman Melanie Newman said in a statement.

Lynch's decision marked another person ruling themselves out for an opening on the high court created by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia.

Lynch rose to her current position after a tumultuous confirmation in the Senate ended with a vote largely along partisan lines.

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