The most notable thing is the pretty dramatic breaking of the court's Harvard-Yale Duopoly, consistent with Scalia's final wishes! Two from Chicago and one from Michigan and one from Duke. So 7 "high-pedigree" types out of 11. 3 if you count only Yale and Chicago.

I'm ecstatic. Don't know who came up with this list for Trump but he deserves an ovation.

Stephen Colloton:Got his AB from Princeton and his law degree from Yale. Colloton was nominated to the Eighth Circuit by President George W. Bush on February 12, 2003. He was confirmed a vote of 94-1 by the Senate on September 4, 2003, and received his commission on September 10, 2003.

Allison Eid: Got her BA from Stanford and her law degree from the University of Chicago. She clerked for Justice Thomas and became a member of the Colorado SC in 2006. In 2007 she was retained by Colorado voters by a 75% margin.

Raymond Gruender: Received his BA and JD from Washington University in St. Louis. Was confirmed to the 8th Circuit in 2004 by a vote of 97-1. Based on his opinion in Planned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota v. Rounds, I expect that he is likely pro-life, but if anyone wishes to correct me or add more info, feel free.

Thomas Hardiman: Received his BA from Notre Dame and his law degree from Georgetown University. He was confirmed to the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals in 2007 by a vote of 95-0. Looks like he's a big "tough on crime" kind of guy from some of his opinions, as well as generally supportive of law enforcement over defendants. Also appears to be big on 1st and 2nd Amendment rights (except maybe when schools are involved). Again, feel free to correct or provide additional info if you have any.

Raymond Kethledge: Received his BA from Michigan in 1989, received his JD from the University of Michigan. Clerked for Justice Kennedy in 1997. His confirmation to the 6th Circuit was stalled for over a year by the two democratic senators from Michigan until Bush made a deal with them to appoint Helene White to the 6th Circuit as well. He was confirmed by a voice vote.

Joan Larsen: Received her JD from the Northwestern University of Law, where she graduated first in her class. Clerked for Scalia. She has been a professor at the University of Michigan School of Law since 1998, and was appointed to the Michigan Supreme Court by Governor Snyder in 2015. So far she seems to have the least impressive resume of any of the potential nominees Trump has listed.

Thomas Lee: Received his Bachelor's from BYU and his JD from the University of Chicago. He clerked for Justice Thomas. He was confirmed to the Utah SC in 2010, receiving a unanimous vote from the senate judiciary committee. His Wikipedia has multiple cases you can look at for which he has authored opinions and dissents.

William Pryor: Earned his BA from Northeast Louisiana University and his JD from Tulane Law School. He is currently a professor at the University of Alabama's Law School, as well as a member of the 11th Circuit. He was confirmed to the 11th Circuit in 2005 by an up-down vote of 53-45 after substantial negotiating between Republicans and Democrats. He has stated that Roe v Wade was "The worst abomination in the history of constitutional law", and his wiki has several notable opinions.

David Stras: Received his BA and JD from the University of Kansas. He was appointed to the Minnesota SC in 2010 by Governor Pawlenty.

Diane Sykes: Received her BS from Northwestern University and her JD from Marquette University Law School. She served on the Wisconsin SC from 1999 until her appointment to the 7th Circuit in 2004. The vote for her confirmation was 70-27. She has multiple opinions on her wiki you can look through.

Don Willett: Received a triple-major BBA (economics, finance, public administration) from Baylor University and his JD from Duke University. He was appointed to the Texas SC in 2005, elected in 2006, and re-elected in 2012, though he was the only one of 5 incumbent justices who faced opposition for his seat. His opinions can be found here.