Friday, May 1, 2009
News Reports: Justice David Souter to retire
Posted by Thomas Wheatley @thomaswheatley on Fri, May 1, 2009 at 3:40 AM
NPR and MSNBC, citing anonymous sources, both report Supreme Court Justice David Souter has notified the White House that he plans to retire at the end of the current court term. (The Supreme Court declined to comment on the reports.)
The reports say Souter would remain on the bench until President Barack Obama's nominee to replace him is confirmed. It would be the first Supreme Court Justice pick by the president. NPR says most observers expect the president to make his first appointment to the court a woman.
Since Obama was elected, many Peach State political observers have pointed toward Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Leah Ward Sears as a worthy nominee if a vacancy appears on the bench. Sears announced her retirement from the highest court in the state last October. She steps down on June 30. (Like we said when she announced her retirement: it merit
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