This past month, the U.S. Supreme Court delivered several major decisions on pressing issues such as abortion rights, gun control, corruption by politicians and immigration that would have far-reaching effects. In other significant actions, the court made an unusual attempt to forge a settlement between the two sides to a case, and upheld a university’s right to use an assortment of criteria including race to determine student admissions. The eight-member court also belied concerns that many cases would end in a 4-4 tie. That was thanks in large part to Justice Anthony Kennedy providing his “swing vote” to reach a decision, even if the case went against his personal beliefs. All that underscored the need to find a successor soon to Justice Antonin Scalia, who passed away in February. It also focused attention on the next U.S. president who would name not just Scalia’s successor, but also perhaps other Supreme Court justices as well.…