Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, the subject of intensifying speculation about a potential retirement before the midterm elections, is not expected to leave the bench this year, sources close to the justice have told ABC News.
Alito, 76, has been hiring clerks for next term and intends to continue serving into at least 2027, the sources who have spoken to Alito told ABC.
The court’s most senior member – 77-year-old conservative Justice Clarence Thomas – is also expected to remain on the bench.
Well that’s good in a way, if they retire now Trump would be able to pick their replacements.
They’ve been playing the long game for a long time. They’ll retire when it’s convenient for them.
One can always hope that hubris causes their downfall and they die early in a Dem presidents term, akin to how RBG kicked off during Trump term 1 when she could have retired somewhere during Obama’s time.
Man, she pisses me off so much. Everything she fought for goes up in smoke because she can’t imagine letting go of power.
This is why I always urge people to treat “feminists” with the same skepticism you would give to an antifeminist. So often the people taking the lead in a movement are just power-hungry assholes.
And the fake opposition party will confirm new appointees.