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Kennedy's position on the court is more than consequential. 2018), and has let applicants for those positions know he is considering retirement. While he long ago hired his law clerks for the coming term, he has not done so for the following term (beginning Oct.

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He could even have been put off by President Trump's tweets about the judiciary.Д«ut it is unlikely that Kennedy will remain on the court for the full four years of the Trump presidency. Kennedy may also have thought it best to ensure that there is a full complement of nine justices for at least a year. As an institutional matter, he could well have concluded that there had been enough uncertainty and drama on the court after the death of Justice Antonin Scalia, and the vacancy that lasted for well over a year with Senate Republicans refusing to even consider President Obama's nominee. The word 'probably' is apt because nothing is certain about the plans of this or any other Supreme Court justice when it comes to ending his or her service on the nation's highest court.Д«ut this week, the court wrapped up the current term, and Kennedy, who turns 81 in July, seems to have decided to stay on the job - at least for the coming term.

President Donald Trump, accompanied by Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, right, and Justice Neil Gorsuch speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House on April 10, 2017, before a public swearing-in ceremony for Gorsuch.Д«y now, we can probably say that Justice Anthony Kennedy is not retiring from the U.S.

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