SCOTUS Watch: More on Justice Stevens Retiring
Earlier today, NEWSWEEK's Howard Fineman reported that Justice John Paul Stevens has not appointed a full contingent of clerks for next year, prompting his prediction that the longest-serving current Supreme Court justice (and the oldest) will retire next spring. This afternoon Fineman learned that two days ago, Justice Stevens sent an unusual e-mail to all his former Supreme Court clerks─several dozen lawyers, dating back to his early days on the court─inviting them to attend a reunion in D.C. next May. Stevens has never been the socialite of the court. He doesn't share some of his colleagues' penchant for ceremony, nor does he care much for reunions, so the e-mail invite struck many as conspicuously out of character. One clerk told Fineman that many of the clerks have concluded among themselves that Stevens will announce his retirement at next May's reunion. I'm not much of a gambler, but based on this latest tidbit, I wouldn't be betting against Fineman's prediction.
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