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Tea Leaf Reading at the Supreme Court

By Steve Hall

"Stevens Hires Only One Law Clerk, Spurring Retirement Speculation," is Debra Cassens Weiss' post at the ABA Journal this morning.Justice John Paul Stevens has so far hired only one law clerk for 2010, leading to speculation that he will announce his retirement at the end of the coming term. Stevens confirmed through a court spokeswoman that he has hired only one law clerk, the Associated Press reports. Usually justices hire four law clerks by this time; retired justices are allowed one law clerk.At 89, Stevens is the second-oldest justice in the court?s history. He would need to serve until Feb. 24, 2011, to surpass Oliver Wendell Holmes as the oldest justice in history. Stevens has served nearly 34 years on the court and is the seventh longest-serving justice...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on September 02, 2009 (boomark / email).