Potential High Court Nominees’ Health-Law Experience Varies

The four federal judges known to have auditioned for the role of the newest U.S. Supreme Court justice have varying levels of experience deciding health-care cases.

The front-runners appear to be Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh, who has overseen multiple Medicare and Medicaid appeals, and Judge Amy Coney Barrett, a newbie to the federal bench, who doesn’t have any notable health-law decisions on her resume. The two, along with Judge Raymond M. Kethledge and Judge Amul R. Thapar, met with President Donald Trump at the White House July 2. A fifth potential candidate, Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah), has no judicial experience, ...