Reader poll: Predict the next Supreme Court retirement
Now that Obama is President, it's about time for some retirements on the U.S. Supreme Court. Who will be the first to announce that he or she is stepping down?
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Comments (8)
I voted my hope, Kennedy, (since that seems to be the theme du jour) because that is the one likely retirement that would completely change the calculus of the court.
Posted by hilsy | January 27, 2009 3:37 PM
I saw Justice Kennedy in person a few months ago. He neither looked nor sounded like a fellow thinking about retiring any time soon.
Posted by Jack Bog | January 27, 2009 4:13 PM
I think Souter, Ginsberg and Stevens will all retire since they feel safe about their replacements.
Posted by eric k | January 27, 2009 5:12 PM
I went with Thomas. A man can dream can't he? If you zoom in on the photo below (a mere 1,474 megapixels) you can see the m***n sleepwalking through history.
http://www.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=15374&window_height=844&window_width=1665
Posted by Sherwood | January 27, 2009 5:46 PM
I see John Paul Stevens is leading the votes cast so far. I've said it here before - his older brother is reportedly still practicing law. He also looked pretty good to me at the inauguration when he swore in Joe Biden for VP.
Posted by John Rettig | January 27, 2009 6:59 PM
Judge for yourself here.
Posted by john rettig | January 27, 2009 7:52 PM
Well, there's no way in hell that either Scalia or Thomas are leaving: they'll be having too much fun crying about their victimization by Democrats. The only way either of them are going to leave and give up their Peter Principle posts is by dying or by being caught in bed with each other. (And if that image doesn't make you want to puke up everything you've ever eaten since that chocolate chip birthday cookie you ate in third grade, then I did my job.)
Posted by Texas Triffid Ranch | January 28, 2009 1:27 PM
Ruth Bader Ginsburg has pancreatic cancer.
Posted by none | February 5, 2009 1:01 PM