Posted on 01/24/2018 8:10:54 AM PST by SeekAndFind
Supreme Court justices Anthony Kennedy and Ruth Ginsburg have announced plans to keep hiring law clerks for the next few years, which means they aren't retiring any time soon.
Ginsburg, affectionately known by her fans as the "Notorious RBG," has already hired four clerks for the October 2018 term and four clerks for the October 2019 term, which ends in June 2020, according to CNN. The news hints that Ginsburg is planning to stay on for the coinciding terms.
Meanwhile, Kennedy's recent law clerk hires are also telling.
According to Above the Law, which first reported the law clerk news, he's selected four clerks for the October 2018 term. The news may signal [that] the court's usual swing vote isn't planning to retire at the end of the current term as rumored.
But both Ginsburg, 84, and Justice Kennedy, 81, are very old and, even worse, in not very good health.
Ginsburg was diagnosed with colon cancer in 1999 and underwent surgery followed by chemotherapy and radiation therapy. During the process, she did not miss a day on the bench. Physically weakened after the cancer treatment, Ginsburg began working with a personal trainer.
On February 5, 2009, she again underwent surgery related to pancreatic cancer. Ginsburg's tumor was discovered at an early stage. She was released from a New York City hospital on February 13 and returned to the bench when the Supreme Court went back into session on February 23, 2009. On September 24, 2009, Ginsburg was hospitalized in Washington[, D.C.] for lightheadedness following an outpatient treatment for iron deficiency and was released the following day.
On November 26, 2014, she had a stent placed in her right coronary artery after experiencing discomfort while exercising in the Supreme Court gym . [Citations and links omitted.]
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“Ruth Buzzi needs more noise in her office to keep her awake.”
I was thinking a cherry bomb startle to rupture that paper thin heart. Just a practical joke gone awry.
The establishment GOP and the Rats know if either retires it swings the court firmly into the conservative realm and the GOPE senate does not want to have to shoot down a conservative nominee on live tv because it would end the only reason many conservatives have held on to in order to vote for these putrid turds.
You are young compared to my husband’s mom n 2 sisters. She’s the youngest at 89 n the others are 97 this year.
Amazing longevity in that family.
Your post makes me feel like a kid.:-)
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It’s the easiest job on the planet. They begin in October, break in December and January. Go back in February and finish in June. Good grief.
Nope, Trump for 2.
“Sleeping on the job!”
GOD WILLING!
Just the opposite. They are preparing to step down and to archive their legacies.
Amen.
the good news is that libs always overplay their hands...
Ginsburg is a tough old lady. She may live forever.
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