Supreme Court's Stevens Mulls Retirement

[kb4ns]

Supreme Court's Stevens Mulls Retirement - CBS News

Supreme Court's Stevens Mulls Retirement

CBS/AP) Justice John Paul Stevens, at 89 the Supreme Court's oldest member, says he will decide in the next month or so whether this term will be his last.

Stevens tells The New Yorker magazine that he definitely will retire in the next three years. His comments suggest that President Obama, whom Stevens says he admires, will likely nominate his successor.

The leader of the court's liberals, Stevens is the second oldest justice in U.S. history and fourth longest-serving. He says that breaking those records doesn't interest him.

Republican President Gerald R. Ford nominated Stevens to the court in 1975. Stevens turns 90 in April.

The New Yorker's profile of Stevens appears in its March 22 issue. Justice John Paul Stevens, at 89 the Supreme Court's oldest member, says he will decide in the next month or so whether this term will be his last.

Stevens tells The New Yorker magazine that he definitely will retire in the next three years. His comments suggest that President Obama, whom Stevens says he admires, will likely nominate his successor.

The leader of the court's liberals, Stevens is the second oldest justice in U.S. history and fourth longest-serving. He says that breaking those records doesn't interest him.

Republican President Gerald R. Ford nominated Stevens to the court in 1975. Stevens turns 90 in April.

Author Jeffrey Toobin says in the New Yorker profile that Stevens' departure will mark a significant shift in the culture of the Supreme Court.

"More than anything, his career shows how the Court has become a partisan battlefield," writes Toobin. "When Stevens leaves, the Supreme Court will be just another place where Democrats and Republicans fight."

[saintsfanbrian]

Again - This position should not be a lifetime appointment.

It won't make that big of a deal unless the republicans take back control of the house and senate prior to his leaving.

[E4 No More]

A liberal replacing a liberal. Doesn't seem newsworthy to me. I would get a chuckle out of the Repubs obstructing his choice like the dummycrats did to Bush.

[kb4ns]

A liberal replacing a liberal.

Exactly. I was getting ready for work this morning and heard the news say "a Supreme Court justice may be ready to step down..." My first instinct was to think "Oh ****!" until they said which one they were referring to. Whew.

[Guest uofmeet]

...heard the news say "a Supreme Court justice may be ready to step down..." My first instinct was to think "Oh ****!" until they said which one they were referring to. Whew.

X2

[Armed Aviator]

Exactly. I was getting ready for work this morning and heard the news say "a Supreme Court justice may be ready to step down..." My first instinct was to think "Oh ****!" until they said which one they were referring to. Whew.

X3 THat was a close one!

[mk19]

Well just incase you were under a rock for the past week this whole thing was a hoax, created by a law professor to teach his class a certain senario....

[kb4ns]

Well just incase you were under a rock for the past week this whole thing was a hoax, created by a law professor to teach his class a certain senario....

Huh? Apparently I've been under a rock...

[Guest uofmeet]

Huh? Apparently I've been under a rock...

X2.....again

[kb4ns]

The next to last paragraph of the artice:

As for Obama, Stevens said, “I have a great admiration for him, and certainly think he’s capable of picking successfully, you know, doing a good job of filling vacancies.” He added, “You can say I will retire within the next three years. I’m sure of that.”

What was the hoax?

[TMMT]

Stevens is something like 190 years old, unless he's Yoda its a good bet he's gonna hang up his robe soon.

[kb4ns]

Stevens is something like 190 years old, unless he's Yoda its a good bet he's gonna hang up his robe soon.

I think it's closer to 180. I'm so tired of people exaggerating...

Funny, you are.

[Guest Espanola]

A liberal replacing a liberal. Doesn't seem newsworthy to me.

Except that this means a liberal will be on the Supreme Court even longer now due to the new guys longer life expectancy...

[mk19]

The next to last paragraph of the artice:

As for Obama, Stevens said, “I have a great admiration for him, and certainly think he’s capable of picking successfully, you know, doing a good job of filling vacancies.†He added, “You can say I will retire within the next three years. I’m sure of that.â€

What was the hoax?

Oh Crap, my bad! i was thinking of this other one envolving Chief Justice Roberts.