Trump will name more conservative judges. He may even pick a majority of the Supreme Court.

 WASHINGTON — Republicans are gearing up to lock in their remake of the judiciary under President-elect Donald Trump and a new Senate majority, including potentially installing several more conservative Supreme Court justices.

Having already picked three Supreme Court justices in his first term — who were critical in overturning abortion rights — Trump will have appointed a majority of the court if he lands two more.

Trump made the Supreme Court and lower courts priorities in his first term. He worked with Senate Republicans to help reshape the entire judiciary by naming 234 federal judges.

Republicans will hold at least 52 Senate seats, having flipped Democratic-held seats in West Virginia, Montana and Ohio. The number may grow, with several other races still too close to call. Either way, they’ll have power to confirm judges and justices with simple majorities.

Conservatives are prepared for Supreme Court retirements, with the most attention on Justice Samuel Alito, 74.

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Top left, Amy Coney Barrett, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Ketanji Brown Jackson. Bottom left, Sonia Sotomayor, Clarence Thomas, John Roberts, Samuel Alito and Elena Kagan in Washington, on Oct. 7, 2022.Olivier Douliery / AFP via Getty Images file

“I imagine that Justice Alito will want to get the hell out of D.C. as quickly as possible,” said Mike Davis, the Senate GOP’s former chief counsel for nominations, who runs the conservative Article 3 Project advocacy group. “That’s who I would predict.”The top candidates to become the next Senate majority leader — John Thune, R-S.D., and John Cornyn, R-Texas — both plan to prioritize confirming judges under Trump.

“Come January, we must be ready to confirm his nominees,” Cornyn said while mentioning other priorities like passing a budget, extending the Trump tax cuts and pursuing tougher border policies.