TORNADO OF POLITICAL FUROR AND INTRIGUE ENGULFS BARTLET WHEN HE MUST NOMINATE NEW SUPREME COURT JUDGE -- EMMY AND TONY AWARD WINNER GLENN CLOSE GUEST STARS -- When a Republican Supreme Court justice suddenly dies, the Bartlet administration scrambles to find a worthy replacement and the halls are flooded with candidates -- but the President (Martin Sheen) senses that the process is a political minefield until Josh (Bradley Whitford) hits upon a wild plan that could open the door for an unthinkable liberal (guest star Glenn Close, "Fatal Attraction"). The game continues as potential judicial nominees are marched in and out, some serving only as press decoys, but everyone gets curious when the President meets with a bright but conservative judge (guest star William Fichtner, "The Perfect Storm"). John Spencer, Richard Schiff, Allison Janney, Dule Hill, Janel Moloney, Joshia Malina and Lily Tomlin also star. TV-PG