Justice Souter to Retire

[TwinTownBisonFan]

NPR has learned that Supreme Court Justice David Souter is planning to retire at the end of the court's current term.

The court has completed hearing oral arguments for the year and will be issuing rulings and opinions until the end of June.

Souter is expected to remain on the bench until a successor has been chosen and confirmed, which may or may not be accomplished before the court reconvenes in October.

At 69, Souter is nowhere near the oldest member of the court, but he has made clear to friends for some time now that he wanted to leave Washington, a city he has never liked, and to return to his native New Hampshire.

oooh a scotus fight

let's find a nice healthy 28 year old to serve 60 years or so

[dbackjon]

Perfect time if he is going to retire. 60 Dems in the Senate, no chance of whomever Obama appoints not sailing through.

[Wedgebuster]

Checkmate!

[dbackjon]

Who will be in the running?

Hillary? Probably too old

Sonia Sotomayor,
Diane P. Wood
Elena Kagan
Leah Ward Sears
Jennifer M. Granholm

[guinzone]

Least he is replacing a liberal one. I'll really have my worries if one of the 4, sometimes 5, conservative ones were to be replaced. Kennedy being the moderate.

[TwinTownBisonFan]

Least he is replacing a liberal one. I'll really have my worries if one of the 4, sometimes 5, conservative ones were to be replaced. Kennedy being the moderate.

i hope we get to replace Saclia... (i wish him no ill will, maybe he'll retire... but somehow i doubt that) i'd like to replace him with a real liberal firebrand.

[Wedgebuster]

Who will be in the running?

Hillary? Probably too old

Sonia Sotomayor,
Diane P. Wood
Elena Kagan
Leah Ward Sears
Jennifer M. Granholm

Harriet Meyers!

[native]

Who will be in the running?

Hillary? Probably too old

Sonia Sotomayor,
Diane P. Wood
Elena Kagan
Leah Ward Sears
Jennifer M. Granholm

Harriet Meyers!

...Just to prove that I DO have a sense of humor!

[HI54UNI]

To be fair don't you think Obama should appoint a conservative since GHW Bush appointed a liberal?

[dbackjon]

To be fair don't you think Obama should appoint a conservative since GHW Bush appointed a liberal?

Only if ALL Bush (both) appointees retire today.

[travelinman67]

Socialist?

Communist?

Subversive?

Activist?

How far to the left will the Dems go now that they can appoint Fidel Castro to the Supreme Court and there's no way to stop them?

First thought...Medea Benjamin

[dbackjon]

Angela Davis!

[TwinTownBisonFan]

Bill Ayers? any pick to ensure t'man has a near coronary

[travelinman67]

Angela Davis!

Since Obama's first Federal appointment was anti-Christian, Pro-abortion, Anti-Free Speech, non-human Justice David Hamilton...

...I'll wager it'll be someone who is a staunch pro-abortionist FIRST, liberal dogma agenda second...

Frances Kissling...the Abortion Queen


Not qualified, but what the hell...she'll fight to turn SCOTUS into Murder, Inc.

[TwinTownBisonFan]

In truth, I'd like Harold Koh... good jurist.

[Ivytalk]

I'll guess Sotomayor: liberal Hispanic woman. QED for BHO.

[Ivytalk]

In truth, I'd like Harold Koh... good jurist.

For what? The Supreme Court of Mars?

[Ibanez]

Perry Mason...that fvcker always wanted Justice to prevail.

[danefan]

NPR has learned that Supreme Court Justice David Souter is planning to retire at the end of the court's current term.

The court has completed hearing oral arguments for the year and will be issuing rulings and opinions until the end of June.

Souter is expected to remain on the bench until a successor has been chosen and confirmed, which may or may not be accomplished before the court reconvenes in October.

At 69, Souter is nowhere near the oldest member of the court, but he has made clear to friends for some time now that he wanted to leave Washington, a city he has never liked, and to return to his native New Hampshire.

oooh a scotus fight

let's find a nice healthy 28 year old to serve 60 years or so

Here I sit, awaiting my call from Senator Spector.

[houndawg]

Angela Davis!

Followed by Lani Guinier!

A President with a sense of humor could have a lot of fun with the wack jobs over the next few months. Mitch McConnel will be all swelled up and redder than a wedding dick.

There going to need defibrilators on the floor of the House. Should be a great show.

[ASUMountaineer]

Wedgebuster, the Harriet Myers joke (making fun of her and the fact she was tapped) never gets old. I was in law school when that happened, and all we could think was how much more qualified we were than she. Anyways, I am glad to see Souter stepping down, especially after Kelo v. New London. I think, just to make things interesting at the SCOTUS, he should appoint Bill Clinton.