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Originally Posted by MysticCat
There has been speculation for a while that this was coming.
And yeah, don't look for Thomas to retire anytime soon.
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Exactly. Souter has always been a pretty private guy, and he's never really enjoyed the spotlight that comes with being a Court Justice. Now he can retire back to New Hampshire and live a quiet life, without the attention of the DC scene.
SCOTUS Blog has a good rundown of Souter and his legacy here:
http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/justice...ere/#more-9387 .
I tend to agree that Sotomayor or Wood will be the nominee; both are brilliant, and neither is all that controversial. I'm unsure whether he would elevate Kagan so soon after making her Solicitor General, but who knows.
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