2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumDon’t bet on Ruth Bader Ginsburg retiring if Clinton becomes president
For those envisioning a line of moving vans at the Supreme Court and a new president immediately reordering life at the marble palace, this small splash of cold water:
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 83, has already hired the four clerks who will assist her through June 2018.
Above the Law, the legal website that follows the anointing of Supreme Court clerks pretty much the way Variety chronicles casting the latest Steven Spielberg film, reports that several justices, including Ginsburg, have finished the hiring process for the term that begins in October 2017.
That doesnt mean that nothing will change between now and then, or that the next president wont have a dramatic impact on the high court.
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/dont-bet-on-ruth-bader-ginsburg-retiring-if-clinton-becomes-president/2016/08/20/262f3b68-661d-11e6-8b27-bb8ba39497a2_story.html
MoonRiver
(36,926 posts)She's a wonderful woman and jurist, but age does catch up with one.
riversedge
(70,304 posts)help the progressive agenda as long as she is able.
MoonRiver
(36,926 posts)There is one vacancy right now, and Kennedy is 80 and Breyer is 78. My guess is there will be at least one additional vacancy to fill over the next 4 years.
riversedge
(70,304 posts)MoonRiver
(36,926 posts)TexasBushwhacker
(20,214 posts)She still works out at the Supreme Court gym. May she live to be 100.
mercuryblues
(14,537 posts)her mind is sharper than mine has ever been. Well except for that one time I told someone to hold my beer and watch this.....
Renew Deal
(81,871 posts)It is non-negotiable
yeoman6987
(14,449 posts)Demsrule86
(68,680 posts)I am am hoping for right wing retireees.
Zen Democrat
(5,901 posts)Lisa0825
(14,487 posts)and then depending on the state of the nation and the likelihood of us keeping the Presidency Democratic, assess whether or not to retire.
By then, we should have a court that will lean left for another 20 years if all goes well, so even if she held out and a Republican were elected, it wouldn't be likely to tilt the court right away anyway.
zappaman
(20,606 posts)I'm in Vegas next weekend, so I guess I'll check the sportsbooks?