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SCOTUS short-list speculation as Justice Stevens talks of retirement

By Douglas A. Berman

As highlighted in all the links here at How Appealing, it is time once again to crank up the speculation stories about when exactly Justice Stevens will retire and who President Obama might nominate to replace him.  Given that Tom Goldstein has already predicted that current SG Elena Kagan will get the post, that's the smart money bet.  But, especially because I will be off-line most of today, I am eager to hear the readers of this blog discuss the next possible SCOTUS transition (ideally with a sentencing spin). Here are some of my "classic" short-list posts from earlier SCOTUS transition periods: "For the Supreme Court, Younger Isn?t Necessarily Better" An op-ed call for a district judge to become a Justice Is career diversity a bad thing in the highest court in the land? "The last thing the Supreme Court needs: Another judge" Insider myopia and the diverse benefits of a short bench Thinking creatively about different SCOTUS short lists Does SCOTUS need a trial judge? Developing a SCOTUS short list of district court judges Brave New Justice and sentencing issues continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on April 05, 2010 (boomark / email).