Market snapshot: Oct 21, 2026, 6:00 AM UTC. Prices may have changed since this snapshot.

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Who will the Trump admin next nominate as SCOTUS Justice?

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Who will the Trump admin next nominate as SCOTUS Justice?

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Snapshot from Oct 21, 2026, 6:00 AM UTC

As of Oct 21, 2026, 6:00 AM UTC, the highest-priced outcome on Polymarket is James Ho at 40.5%.

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James Ho40.5%
Gregory Katsas37.8%
Aileen Cannon18.9%
Amul Thapar18.5%
Ted Cruz16.9%

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Will James Ho be the next Supreme Court nominee?

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Single-Platform Markets(11)

Market	Platform	Price
Will James Ho be the next Supreme Court nominee?	Poly	40.5%
Will Gregory Katsas be the next Supreme Court nominee?	Poly	37.8%
Will Aileen Cannon be the next Supreme Court nominee?	Poly	18.9%
Will Amul Thapar be the next Supreme Court nominee?	Poly	18.5%
Will Ted Cruz be the next Supreme Court nominee?	Poly	16.9%
Will Andrew Oldham be the next Supreme Court nominee?	Poly	12.5%
Will Mike Lee be the next Supreme Court nominee?	Poly	6.5%
Will Patrick Bumatay be the next Supreme Court nominee?	Poly	6.0%
Will Steven Menashi be the next Supreme Court nominee?	Poly	5.4%
Will John Sauer be the next Supreme Court nominee?	Poly	4.5%
Will Neomi Rao be the next Supreme Court nominee?	Poly	4.5%

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Source snapshot: Oct 21, 2026, 6:00 AM UTC

About This Event

This market will resolve according to the next individual who is formally nominated to be a Justice of the Supreme Court by January 19, 2029, at 11:59PM ET. Formal nominations are defined as the submission of a nomination message to the U.S. Senate. In the event that more than one such nomination is submitted to the Senate at the same time, this market shall resolve in favor of the nomination that was announced first or, should such a temporal determination be impossible to make, in last-name alphabetical order. If no individual is nominated to be a Justice of the Supreme Court by January 19, 2029, at 11:59PM ET, this market will resolve to “Other". The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from the U.S. Senate (see: https://www.senate.gov/legislative/nominations_new.htm), however a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.

Snapshot observed 2026-10-20T06:00:05.944Z. This analysis describes that snapshot and is not a live news update.

What the contract measures

The contracts in this snapshot all come from one Polymarket event, "Who will the Trump admin next nominate as SCOTUS Justice?" [1]. Each contract asks whether one named person will be the next Supreme Court nominee. The event rules say it resolves "according to the next individual who is formally nominated to be a Justice of the Supreme Court by January 19, 2029, at 11:59PM ET" [1]. A formal nomination means "the submission of a nomination message to the U.S. Senate" [1]. If no one is nominated by that deadline, the market resolves to "Other" [1].

The listed end time is 2029-01-20T04:59:00.000Z, which corresponds to the rule's deadline in Eastern time [1]. That is a closing time for the contract, not a date for any announced nomination.

Reading the snapshot

The provider observed the markets at 2026-10-20T06:00:05.944Z, and the excerpt was retrieved at 2026-10-20T07:53:24.786Z [1]. These are prices from that observation, not executable quotes or verified probabilities.

The saved sample includes 11 of 11 markets for this event, and it is not marked as partial [1]. The highest Yes price is for James Ho at 0.4, followed by Gregory Katsas at 0.2105 and Amul Thapar at 0.19 [1]. The lowest listed Yes price is Neomi Rao at 0.045 [1]. The Yes prices across these 11 contracts add up to about 1.56, so they should not be read as one probability distribution that sums to 1. The snapshot does not include a price for the "Other" outcome, so no conclusion can be drawn about it.

The snapshot contains only one platform, so no cross-platform comparison is possible. Volume and trader counts are not included in the supplied data.

What remains uncertain

The sample warning states that the saved markets are not proof that the providers list every possible real-world outcome [1]. The rules also say a nomination could be settled by "a consensus of credible reporting" if the Senate source is unavailable, which means resolution depends on the stated sources [1].

The status is "active" in this snapshot, so no outcome has been determined [1]. Prices may have changed since the observation time. The evidence does not explain why any price is where it is, and it does not show how the market has moved over time.

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Polymarket: Who will the Trump admin next nominate as SCOTUS Justice?. Provider data observed 2026-10-20T06:00:05.944Z.

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Saved Oct 20, 2026 UTC

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Event: Who will the Trump admin next nominate as SCOTUS Justice?
Source snapshot: Oct 21, 2026, 6:00 AM UTC
Reported event volume (provider units): PM $6.5K
Coverage: 11 of 11 saved contracts included.
Prices are saved observations, not executable quotes. Listed close dates do not promise settlement or payout time.

Contract: Will John Sauer be the next Supreme Court nominee?
Provider: polymarket; ID: polymarket-2674173; status: active
Source: https://polymarket.com/event/will-john-sauer-be-the-next-supreme-court-nominee-20260624144118823
Observed: Oct 21, 2026, 6:00 AM UTC
Listed close: Jan 20, 2029, 4:59 AM UTC
Reported volume: $162.2
Outcome Yes: 4.5%; 24h change unavailable
Outcome No: 95.5%; 24h change unavailable
Saved rules: This market will resolve according to the next individual who is formally nominated to be a Justice of the Supreme Court by January 19, 2029, at 11:59PM ET. 

Formal nominations are defined as the submission of a nomination message to the U.S. Senate.

In the event that more than one such nomination is submitted to the Senate at the same time, this market shall resolve in favor of the nomination that was announced first or, should such a temporal determination be impossible to make, in last-name alphabetical order. 

If no individual is nominated to be a Justice of the Supreme Court by January 19, 2029, at 11:59PM ET, this market will resolve to “Other".

The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from the U.S. Senate (see: https://www.senate.gov/legislative/nominations_new.htm), however a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.

Contract: Will Mike Lee be the next Supreme Court nominee?
Provider: polymarket; ID: polymarket-2674174; status: active
Source: https://polymarket.com/event/will-mike-lee-be-the-next-supreme-court-nominee-20260624144118824
Observed: Oct 21, 2026, 6:00 AM UTC
Listed close: Jan 20, 2029, 4:59 AM UTC
Reported volume: $150.49
Outcome Yes: 6.5%; 24h change unavailable
Outcome No: 93.5%; 24h change unavailable
Saved rules: This market will resolve according to the next individual who is formally nominated to be a Justice of the Supreme Court by January 19, 2029, at 11:59PM ET. 

Formal nominations are defined as the submission of a nomination message to the U.S. Senate.

In the event that more than one such nomination is submitted to the Senate at the same time, this market shall resolve in favor of the nomination that was announced first or, should such a temporal determination be impossible to make, in last-name alphabetical order. 

If no individual is nominated to be a Justice of the Supreme Court by January 19, 2029, at 11:59PM ET, this market will resolve to “Other".

The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from the U.S. Senate (see: https://www.senate.gov/legislative/nominations_new.htm), however a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.

Contract: Will Ted Cruz be the next Supreme Court nominee?
Provider: polymarket; ID: polymarket-2674175; status: active
Source: https://polymarket.com/event/will-ted-cruz-be-the-next-supreme-court-nominee-20260624144118825
Observed: Oct 21, 2026, 6:00 AM UTC
Listed close: Jan 20, 2029, 4:59 AM UTC
Reported volume: $179.89
Outcome Yes: 16.9%; 24h change unavailable
Outcome No: 83.1%; 24h change unavailable
Saved rules: This market will resolve according to the next individual who is formally nominated to be a Justice of the Supreme Court by January 19, 2029, at 11:59PM ET. 

Formal nominations are defined as the submission of a nomination message to the U.S. Senate.

In the event that more than one such nomination is submitted to the Senate at the same time, this market shall resolve in favor of the nomination that was announced first or, should such a temporal determination be impossible to make, in last-name alphabetical order. 

If no individual is nominated to be a Justice of the Supreme Court by January 19, 2029, at 11:59PM ET, this market will resolve to “Other".

The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from the U.S. Senate (see: https://www.senate.gov/legislative/nominations_new.htm), however a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.

Contract: Will Andrew Oldham be the next Supreme Court nominee?
Provider: polymarket; ID: polymarket-2674176; status: active
Source: https://polymarket.com/event/will-andrew-oldham-be-the-next-supreme-court-nominee-20260624144118826
Observed: Oct 21, 2026, 6:00 AM UTC
Listed close: Jan 20, 2029, 4:59 AM UTC
Reported volume: $658.39
Outcome Yes: 12.5%; 24h change unavailable
Outcome No: 87.5%; 24h change unavailable
Saved rules: This market will resolve according to the next individual who is formally nominated to be a Justice of the Supreme Court by January 19, 2029, at 11:59PM ET. 

Formal nominations are defined as the submission of a nomination message to the U.S. Senate.

In the event that more than one such nomination is submitted to the Senate at the same time, this market shall resolve in favor of the nomination that was announced first or, should such a temporal determination be impossible to make, in last-name alphabetical order. 

If no individual is nominated to be a Justice of the Supreme Court by January 19, 2029, at 11:59PM ET, this market will resolve to “Other".

The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from the U.S. Senate (see: https://www.senate.gov/legislative/nominations_new.htm), however a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.

Contract: Will Aileen Cannon be the next Supreme Court nominee?
Provider: polymarket; ID: polymarket-2674177; status: active
Source: https://polymarket.com/event/will-aileen-cannon-be-the-next-supreme-court-nominee-20260624144118827
Observed: Oct 21, 2026, 6:00 AM UTC
Listed close: Jan 20, 2029, 4:59 AM UTC
Reported volume: $667.16
Outcome Yes: 18.9%; 24h change unavailable
Outcome No: 81.2%; 24h change unavailable
Saved rules: This market will resolve according to the next individual who is formally nominated to be a Justice of the Supreme Court by January 19, 2029, at 11:59PM ET. 

Formal nominations are defined as the submission of a nomination message to the U.S. Senate.

In the event that more than one such nomination is submitted to the Senate at the same time, this market shall resolve in favor of the nomination that was announced first or, should such a temporal determination be impossible to make, in last-name alphabetical order. 

If no individual is nominated to be a Justice of the Supreme Court by January 19, 2029, at 11:59PM ET, this market will resolve to “Other".

The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from the U.S. Senate (see: https://www.senate.gov/legislative/nominations_new.htm), however a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.

Contract: Will James Ho be the next Supreme Court nominee?
Provider: polymarket; ID: polymarket-2674178; status: active
Source: https://polymarket.com/event/will-james-ho-be-the-next-supreme-court-nominee-20260624144118828
Observed: Oct 21, 2026, 6:00 AM UTC
Listed close: Jan 20, 2029, 4:59 AM UTC
Reported volume: $964.16
Outcome Yes: 40.5%; 24h change unavailable
Outcome No: 59.5%; 24h change unavailable
Saved rules: This market will resolve according to the next individual who is formally nominated to be a Justice of the Supreme Court by January 19, 2029, at 11:59PM ET. 

Formal nominations are defined as the submission of a nomination message to the U.S. Senate.

In the event that more than one such nomination is submitted to the Senate at the same time, this market shall resolve in favor of the nomination that was announced first or, should such a temporal determination be impossible to make, in last-name alphabetical order. 

If no individual is nominated to be a Justice of the Supreme Court by January 19, 2029, at 11:59PM ET, this market will resolve to “Other".

The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from the U.S. Senate (see: https://www.senate.gov/legislative/nominations_new.htm), however a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.

Contract: Will Neomi Rao be the next Supreme Court nominee?
Provider: polymarket; ID: polymarket-2674179; status: active
Source: https://polymarket.com/event/will-neomi-rao-be-the-next-supreme-court-nominee-20260624144118829
Observed: Oct 21, 2026, 6:00 AM UTC
Listed close: Jan 20, 2029, 4:59 AM UTC
Reported volume: $128.83
Outcome Yes: 4.5%; 24h change unavailable
Outcome No: 95.5%; 24h change unavailable
Saved rules: This market will resolve according to the next individual who is formally nominated to be a Justice of the Supreme Court by January 19, 2029, at 11:59PM ET. 

Formal nominations are defined as the submission of a nomination message to the U.S. Senate.

In the event that more than one such nomination is submitted to the Senate at the same time, this market shall resolve in favor of the nomination that was announced first or, should such a temporal determination be impossible to make, in last-name alphabetical order. 

If no individual is nominated to be a Justice of the Supreme Court by January 19, 2029, at 11:59PM ET, this market will resolve to “Other".

The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from the U.S. Senate (see: https://www.senate.gov/legislative/nominations_new.htm), however a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.

Contract: Will Gregory Katsas be the next Supreme Court nominee?
Provider: polymarket; ID: polymarket-2674180; status: active
Source: https://polymarket.com/event/will-gregory-katsas-be-the-next-supreme-court-nominee-20260624144118830
Observed: Oct 21, 2026, 6:00 AM UTC
Listed close: Jan 20, 2029, 4:59 AM UTC
Reported volume: $311.79
Outcome Yes: 37.8%; 24h change unavailable
Outcome No: 62.2%; 24h change unavailable
Saved rules: This market will resolve according to the next individual who is formally nominated to be a Justice of the Supreme Court by January 19, 2029, at 11:59PM ET. 

Formal nominations are defined as the submission of a nomination message to the U.S. Senate.

In the event that more than one such nomination is submitted to the Senate at the same time, this market shall resolve in favor of the nomination that was announced first or, should such a temporal determination be impossible to make, in last-name alphabetical order. 

If no individual is nominated to be a Justice of the Supreme Court by January 19, 2029, at 11:59PM ET, this market will resolve to “Other".

The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from the U.S. Senate (see: https://www.senate.gov/legislative/nominations_new.htm), however a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.

Contract: Will Patrick Bumatay be the next Supreme Court nominee?
Provider: polymarket; ID: polymarket-2674181; status: active
Source: https://polymarket.com/event/will-patrick-bumatay-be-the-next-supreme-court-nominee-20260624144118831
Observed: Oct 21, 2026, 6:00 AM UTC
Listed close: Jan 20, 2029, 4:59 AM UTC
Reported volume: $1.8K
Outcome Yes: 6.0%; 24h change unavailable
Outcome No: 94.0%; 24h change unavailable
Saved rules: This market will resolve according to the next individual who is formally nominated to be a Justice of the Supreme Court by January 19, 2029, at 11:59PM ET. 

Formal nominations are defined as the submission of a nomination message to the U.S. Senate.

In the event that more than one such nomination is submitted to the Senate at the same time, this market shall resolve in favor of the nomination that was announced first or, should such a temporal determination be impossible to make, in last-name alphabetical order. 

If no individual is nominated to be a Justice of the Supreme Court by January 19, 2029, at 11:59PM ET, this market will resolve to “Other".

The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from the U.S. Senate (see: https://www.senate.gov/legislative/nominations_new.htm), however a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.

Contract: Will Steven Menashi be the next Supreme Court nominee?
Provider: polymarket; ID: polymarket-2674182; status: active
Source: https://polymarket.com/event/will-steven-menashi-be-the-next-supreme-court-nominee-20260624144118832
Observed: Oct 21, 2026, 6:00 AM UTC
Listed close: Jan 20, 2029, 4:59 AM UTC
Reported volume: $133.54
Outcome Yes: 5.4%; 24h change unavailable
Outcome No: 94.6%; 24h change unavailable
Saved rules: This market will resolve according to the next individual who is formally nominated to be a Justice of the Supreme Court by January 19, 2029, at 11:59PM ET. 

Formal nominations are defined as the submission of a nomination message to the U.S. Senate.

In the event that more than one such nomination is submitted to the Senate at the same time, this market shall resolve in favor of the nomination that was announced first or, should such a temporal determination be impossible to make, in last-name alphabetical order. 

If no individual is nominated to be a Justice of the Supreme Court by January 19, 2029, at 11:59PM ET, this market will resolve to “Other".

The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from the U.S. Senate (see: https://www.senate.gov/legislative/nominations_new.htm), however a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.

Contract: Will Amul Thapar be the next Supreme Court nominee?
Provider: polymarket; ID: polymarket-2674183; status: active
Source: https://polymarket.com/event/will-amul-thapar-be-the-next-supreme-court-nominee-20260624144118833
Observed: Oct 21, 2026, 6:00 AM UTC
Listed close: Jan 20, 2029, 4:59 AM UTC
Reported volume: $1.4K
Outcome Yes: 18.5%; 24h change unavailable
Outcome No: 81.5%; 24h change unavailable
Saved rules: This market will resolve according to the next individual who is formally nominated to be a Justice of the Supreme Court by January 19, 2029, at 11:59PM ET. 

Formal nominations are defined as the submission of a nomination message to the U.S. Senate.

In the event that more than one such nomination is submitted to the Senate at the same time, this market shall resolve in favor of the nomination that was announced first or, should such a temporal determination be impossible to make, in last-name alphabetical order. 

If no individual is nominated to be a Justice of the Supreme Court by January 19, 2029, at 11:59PM ET, this market will resolve to “Other".

The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from the U.S. Senate (see: https://www.senate.gov/legislative/nominations_new.htm), however a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.

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Overview

This contract asks who will be the next individual formally nominated to be a Justice of the Supreme Court, with resolution based on nominations made by January 19, 2029, at 11:59 PM ET [1]. The provider data lists the end time as 2029-01-20T04:59:00.000Z, which matches that deadline [1]. This is a contract rule. It does not mean a nomination has been announced or scheduled. The rules define a formal nomination as the submission of a nomination message to the U.S. Senate [1]. The primary resolution source is official information from the Senate, though a consensus of credible reporting may also be used [1]. Because the trigger is a formal Senate submission, the contract's wording points to the filing itself rather than to other descriptions of a nomination. If more than one nomination is submitted to the Senate at the same time, the rules resolve the market in favor of the nomination announced first. If that timing cannot be determined, the market resolves in last-name alphabetical order [1]. If no individual is nominated by the deadline, the market resolves to "Other" [1]. The saved event contains 11 markets, each asking whether a specific named person will be the next nominee [1]. In the provider observation at 2026-10-20T06:00:05.944Z, the highest Yes prices were 0.4 for James Ho, 0.2105 for Gregory Katsas, 0.19 for Amul Thapar, 0.1865 for Aileen Cannon, and 0.1715 for Ted Cruz [1]. The remaining saved names had lower Yes prices in that snapshot [1]. These prices are snapshot values from the provider, not executable quotes or verified probabilities. The other sources supplied for this topic cover authoritarianism during the Trump presidencies and the Department of Government Efficiency. They do not describe Supreme Court vacancies, nominees, or the Senate confirmation process, so they are not used to explain this contract.

Why It Matters

The contract measures whether, and which, individual will be formally submitted to the U.S. Senate as a Supreme Court nominee by the January 19, 2029 deadline, with "Other" covering the case where no one is nominated [1]. Because each named person has a separate Yes and No market, the saved prices show how the provider recorded trading interest in each candidate at one observation time, not a final result [1].

Snapshot context

The latest published provider snapshot for this topic was observed on 2026-10-20 at 06:00 UTC. It contains listings from Polymarket. Market descriptions and listed closing times define the contracts; they do not establish that the real-world outcome has occurred. This article does not include a separately verified news update. [1]

Frequently Asked Questions

What counts as a formal nomination?

Under the contract, a formal nomination is the submission of a nomination message to the U.S. Senate [1]. Public discussion of a possible nominee is not the defined trigger in the rules.

Which source decides the outcome?

The primary resolution source is official information from the U.S. Senate, and a consensus of credible reporting may also be used [1].

What happens if two nominations are submitted at the same time?

The market resolves in favor of the nomination that was announced first. If that cannot be determined, it resolves in last-name alphabetical order [1].

What happens if no one is nominated by the deadline?

The market resolves to "Other" if no individual is nominated to be a Justice of the Supreme Court by January 19, 2029, at 11:59 PM ET [1].

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