With Just One Clerk, Justice Fuels Talk He Might Retire: ; Stevens, Second-Oldest Justice in U.S. Supreme Court History, has Slowed His Hiring
Charleston Gazette › September 03, 2009
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WASHINGTON - Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens has hired fewer law clerks than usual, generating speculation that the leader of the court's liberals will retire next year.
If Stevens does step down, he would give President Obama his second high court opening in two years. Obama chose Justice Sonia Soto-mayor for the court when Justice David Souter announced his retirement in May.See the full content of this document
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With Just One Clerk, Justice Fuels Talk He Might Retire: ; Stevens, Second-Oldest Justice in U.S. Supreme Court History, has Slowed His Hiring
Souter's failure to hire clerks was the first signal that he was contemplating leaving the court.
Stevens, 89, joined the court in 1975 and is the second-oldest justice in the court's history, after Oliver We...See the full content of this document
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