Rumor has it that Justice Anthony Kennedy is telling potential new law clerks that he is considering retiring from the Supreme Court next summer, setting up an epic showdown for the 2018 midterm elections.Pundits predicting a June 2017 announcement of Justice Kennedy’s retirement were embarrassed when the last day of the Court’s annual term ended on June 26 with no announcement.
Justices can retire at any time, and an announcement could still be forthcoming. But at this point there is no reason to expect the justice—who turns 81 this month—is retiring any day now. But rumors started circulating around Washington last week that Justice Kennedy is interviewing candidates to serve as his law clerks for the annual clerkship term starting in July 2018, and that he is giving those candidates notice that he is contemplating retiring next summer.
It sounds like Justice Kennedy will soon be on his way out of SCOTUS, as Justice Kennedy is being reported as telling his clerks he is considering retirement in one year. Should Justice Kennedy step down in 2018, this will again give Trump the option to pick a new Justice like Neil Gorsuch who puts America First in the Supreme Court. Now rumor has it that pro Trump Fox News host Judge Jeanine Pirro could be Trump's possible pick for a SCOTUS replacement.
If Kennedy retires from SCOTUS by the summer of 2018, this will sure trigger Liberal America with Trump getting a second chance at a pick for the Supreme Court. Another Trump SCOTUS pick would only be good for America, as we are already gaining victories in SCOTUS with Neil Gorsuch on the bench like Trump's lawful travel ban. In 2018 we are likely looking at more winning in Americas top court.
Justices can retire at any time, and an announcement could still be forthcoming. But at this point there is no reason to expect the justice—who turns 81 this month—is retiring any day now. But rumors started circulating around Washington last week that Justice Kennedy is interviewing candidates to serve as his law clerks for the annual clerkship term starting in July 2018, and that he is giving those candidates notice that he is contemplating retiring next summer.
It sounds like Justice Kennedy will soon be on his way out of SCOTUS, as Justice Kennedy is being reported as telling his clerks he is considering retirement in one year. Should Justice Kennedy step down in 2018, this will again give Trump the option to pick a new Justice like Neil Gorsuch who puts America First in the Supreme Court. Now rumor has it that pro Trump Fox News host Judge Jeanine Pirro could be Trump's possible pick for a SCOTUS replacement.
If Kennedy retires from SCOTUS by the summer of 2018, this will sure trigger Liberal America with Trump getting a second chance at a pick for the Supreme Court. Another Trump SCOTUS pick would only be good for America, as we are already gaining victories in SCOTUS with Neil Gorsuch on the bench like Trump's lawful travel ban. In 2018 we are likely looking at more winning in Americas top court.