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No. The President may nominate anyone he (or she) feels is qualified to fill the position, but would want to select someone who has similar ideology and constitutional beliefs in order to extend the President's influence over government. That usually means nominating someone from his own party, since the people from the other party typically hold opposite beliefs.

Justice Sotomayor, whom President Obama appointed to the Supreme Court in 2009, is registered as an Independent (no party affiliation) and Obama is a Democrat.

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