“I think they’re all excellent names,” Manchin said of the Black women floated as Biden’s potential picks. “I think it’s great to have this many qualified — I mean, extremely qualified people that can serve and I think serve justice.”

Manchin suggested that if Biden appoints somebody that has already been confirmed by the Senate to the lower courts, the process would move more expeditiously.

“I mean, there’s a process we go through, it has to go to the Judiciary Committee first, but I think that basically, I mean, especially if it’s somebody who’s already been vetted, that we put on one of the benches before circuit district, that’ll make it go even quicker,” he said.