Democrats being considered to succeed him include Ronald Canestrari of Albany, RoAnn Destito of Utica and Joseph Morelle of Rochester.
Mr. Kerik was one of two candidates Mr. Giuliani seriously considered to succeed Howard Safir as police commissioner as Mr. Giuliani neared the final year of his administration.
He also made an auspicious if belated debut with the New York Philharmonic a year ago, and quickly found his way onto the short list of conductors being considered to succeed Kurt Masur as music director.
Candidates | Three people are being considered to succeed Martin Abbott as chief executive of the London Metal Exchange when he steps down at the end of the year, according to Bloomberg News, which cites two unidentified people familiar with the process.
At Columbia, where Dr. Rupp's resignation took most people by surprise, perhaps a half-dozen internal candidates might be considered to succeed him, including the provost, the executive vice provost and several deans.
The first concerns the Metropolitan Opera, where, it is said, the Québécois colossus Yannick Nézetheéguin, the music director of the Philadelphia Orchestra, is being seriously considered to succeed James Levine as music director of the storied company.
But now that she has landed on the short list of people being considered to succeed Justice David H. Souter on the Supreme Court, those old alliances are raising questions about whether her commitment to upholding the law is driven as much by political consideration as strictly legal ones.
Now Ms. Granholm, nearing the end of a second term as governor that has been defined more than anything else by the economic crisis in her state, is among the small number of people being considered to succeed Justice David H. Souter on the Supreme Court.
There are already dissenting voices among Celtic supporters, although the club remains adamant other candidates are being considered to succeed Neil Lennon as their manager.
