Steve Dillard cites a reliable source that says Judge Karen Williams is near the top of the list

Here Feddie at Southern Appeal says this:

"An extremely reliable source informs me that President Bush is seriously considering Judge Karen Williams of the Fourth Circuit to replace Justice O'Connor on the SCOTUS."

In the comments, Feddie acknowledge that his record of prognostication is, well, not much better than that of Robert Novak.

Back in July, William at Southern Appeal had this post on Judge Williams and I wrote this fun post when I first heard her name was being bandied about.