The Next Supreme Court Majority ; with Several Justices Likely to Retire, the Next President May Have A
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) —TennesseeSupreme Court Justice Sharon Lee on Tuesday announced that she will retire from the state's highest court next year. "Serving in the Tennessee Judiciary for the past 19 years has been the greatest honor of my professional life,” Lee said in a letter to Go...
President Biden predicted during a speech Wednesday that the next president will be able to appoint two new Supreme Court justices, while warning against former President Trump winning another term. “Guess what, the next president, they’re going to be
Antonin Scalia, who will be 80 next year, is considered by some to be the most conservative. Appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1986, he is the longest-serving justice on the current court. In a speech at the University of Minnesota in October, he said he'll retire when he senses ...
Notably, conservative Justice Clarence Thomas is the only member of the Supreme Court remaining from the 5-4 term limits ruling in 1995, in which he dissented, he said. Jared Hendrix, who chaired the sponsoring committees of the age limit measure and ...
The Wildcard: Should Justice John Paul Stevens decide to retire this year, as is widely expected, the fight over the confirmation of his successor will likely dominate the Senate for months. Stevens is part of the court's liberal wing, so his successor would most likely not significantly chan...
The next Supreme Court majority; With several justices likely to retire, the next president may have a.(USA)Richey, Warren
Joaquin Bernas on Friday said President Arroyo should let her successor appoint the replacement for outgoing Chief Justice Reynato Puno to preserve the credibility of the Supreme Court.Bernas, one of the framers of the 1987 Constitution, said Mrs. Arroyo should not let the justices fight over ...
Retiring in a rush ; The Supreme Court is set for a serious churn with seven of its judges set to retire in the next five months.Dhiraj Nayyar