Justice Souter to retire, NPR says
According to NPR: "Souter is expected to remain on the bench until a successor has been chosen and confirmed, which may or may not be accomplished before the court reconvenes in October."
Souter, sixty nine, has served as an Associate Justice of the Court since he succeeded William J. Brennan in 1990. He was appointed by President George H.W. Bush and is one of the four more progressive justices on the Court.
UPDATE (Friday morning): The text of Justice Souter's resignation letter...
Dear Mr. President:The speculation is already ramping up... who will President Barack Obama nominate to fill the vacancy on the Court?
When the Supreme Court rises for the summer recess this year, I intend to retire from regular active service as a Justice, under the provisions of 28 US.C 371(b)(1), having attained the age and met the service requirements of subsection(c) of that section. I mean to continue to render substantial judicial service as an Associate Justice.
Yours respectfully,
David Souter
Comments:
This will be one of the first tests of the Obama administration.
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