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diff --git a/java-spanner/google-cloud-spanner/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/spanner/spi/v1/PowerOfTwoReplicaSelector.java b/java-spanner/google-cloud-spanner/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/spanner/spi/v1/PowerOfTwoReplicaSelector.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2026 Google LLC
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package com.google.cloud.spanner.spi.v1;
+
+import com.google.api.core.BetaApi;
+import com.google.api.core.InternalApi;
+import com.google.common.base.MoreObjects;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Random;
+import java.util.concurrent.ThreadLocalRandom;
+import java.util.function.Function;
+
+/** Implementation of {@link ReplicaSelector} using the "Power of 2 Random Choices" strategy. */
+@InternalApi
+@BetaApi
+public class PowerOfTwoReplicaSelector implements ReplicaSelector {
+
+  @Override
+  public ChannelEndpoint select(
+      List<ChannelEndpoint> candidates, Function<ChannelEndpoint, Double> scoreLookup) {
+    if (candidates == null || candidates.isEmpty()) {
+      return null;
+    }
+    if (candidates.size() == 1) {
+      return candidates.get(0);
+    }
+
+    Random random = ThreadLocalRandom.current();
+    int index1 = random.nextInt(candidates.size());
+    int index2 = random.nextInt(candidates.size() - 1);
+    if (index2 >= index1) {
+      index2++;
+    }
+
+    ChannelEndpoint c1 = candidates.get(index1);
+    ChannelEndpoint c2 = candidates.get(index2);
+
+    Double score1 = scoreLookup.apply(c1);
+    Double score2 = scoreLookup.apply(c2);
+
+    // Handle null scores by treating them as Double.MAX_VALUE (lowest priority)
+    double s1 = MoreObjects.firstNonNull(score1, Double.MAX_VALUE);
+    double s2 = MoreObjects.firstNonNull(score2, Double.MAX_VALUE);
+
+    return s1 <= s2 ? c1 : c2;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/java-spanner/google-cloud-spanner/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/spanner/spi/v1/ReplicaSelector.java b/java-spanner/google-cloud-spanner/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/spanner/spi/v1/ReplicaSelector.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2026 Google LLC
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package com.google.cloud.spanner.spi.v1;
+
+import com.google.api.core.BetaApi;
+import com.google.api.core.InternalApi;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.function.Function;
+
+/** Interface for selecting a replica from a list of candidates. */
+@InternalApi
+@BetaApi
+public interface ReplicaSelector {
+
+  /**
+   * Selects a replica from the given list of candidates.
+   *
+   * @param candidates the list of eligible candidates.
+   * @param scoreLookup a function to look up the latency score for a candidate.
+   * @return the selected candidate, or null if the list is empty.
+   */
+  ChannelEndpoint select(
+      List<ChannelEndpoint> candidates, Function<ChannelEndpoint, Double> scoreLookup);
+}
diff --git a/java-spanner/google-cloud-spanner/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/spanner/spi/v1/PowerOfTwoReplicaSelectorTest.java b/java-spanner/google-cloud-spanner/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/spanner/spi/v1/PowerOfTwoReplicaSelectorTest.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2026 Google LLC
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package com.google.cloud.spanner.spi.v1;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+import org.junit.runners.JUnit4;
+
+@RunWith(JUnit4.class)
+public class PowerOfTwoReplicaSelectorTest {
+
+  private static class TestEndpoint implements ChannelEndpoint {
+    private final String address;
+
+    TestEndpoint(String address) {
+      this.address = address;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getAddress() {
+      return address;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isHealthy() {
+      return true;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isTransientFailure() {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public io.grpc.ManagedChannel getChannel() {
+      return null;
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testEmptyList() {
+    PowerOfTwoReplicaSelector selector = new PowerOfTwoReplicaSelector();
+    assertNull(selector.select(null, endpoint -> 1.0));
+    assertNull(selector.select(Arrays.asList(), endpoint -> 1.0));
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testSingleElement() {
+    PowerOfTwoReplicaSelector selector = new PowerOfTwoReplicaSelector();
+    ChannelEndpoint endpoint = new TestEndpoint("a");
+    assertEquals(endpoint, selector.select(Arrays.asList(endpoint), e -> 1.0));
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testTwoElementsPicksBetter() {
+    PowerOfTwoReplicaSelector selector = new PowerOfTwoReplicaSelector();
+    ChannelEndpoint better = new TestEndpoint("better");
+    ChannelEndpoint worse = new TestEndpoint("worse");
+
+    Map<ChannelEndpoint, Double> scores = new HashMap<>();
+    scores.put(better, 10.0);
+    scores.put(worse, 20.0);
+
+    List<ChannelEndpoint> candidates = Arrays.asList(better, worse);
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
+      assertEquals(better, selector.select(candidates, scores::get));
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testThreeElementsNeverPicksWorst() {
+    PowerOfTwoReplicaSelector selector = new PowerOfTwoReplicaSelector();
+    ChannelEndpoint best = new TestEndpoint("best");
+    ChannelEndpoint middle = new TestEndpoint("middle");
+    ChannelEndpoint worst = new TestEndpoint("worst");
+
+    Map<ChannelEndpoint, Double> scores = new HashMap<>();
+    scores.put(best, 10.0);
+    scores.put(middle, 20.0);
+    scores.put(worst, 30.0);
+
+    List<ChannelEndpoint> candidates = Arrays.asList(best, middle, worst);
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
+      ChannelEndpoint selected = selector.select(candidates, scores::get);
+      assertTrue("Should not pick worst", selected != worst);
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testNullScoresTreatedAsMax() {
+    PowerOfTwoReplicaSelector selector = new PowerOfTwoReplicaSelector();
+    ChannelEndpoint withScore = new TestEndpoint("withScore");
+    ChannelEndpoint withoutScore = new TestEndpoint("withoutScore");
+
+    Map<ChannelEndpoint, Double> scores = new HashMap<>();
+    scores.put(withScore, 100.0);
+
+    List<ChannelEndpoint> candidates = Arrays.asList(withScore, withoutScore);
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
+      assertEquals(withScore, selector.select(candidates, scores::get));
+    }
+  }
+}