Based on historical trends, which of the following is most likely to be appointed to the Supreme Court?

a. A fifty-five-year-old Caucasian man with a successful private law practice, but no judicial experience.
b. A thirty-eight-year-old Hispanic man with ten years' experience on a state trial court.
c. A fifty-two-year-old Caucasian woman with fifteen years' experience on the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals.
d. A fifty-eight-year-old Arab-American man with five years' experience as a district court judge.

Answer: c