On The Rachel Maddow Show, NBC Justice Correspondent Pete Williams said “several sources” have said that Associate Justice David Hackett Souter “has signaled his intention to retire.” This is surprising confirmation being reported, but Souter’s having not yet hired clerks for the upcoming term has led many to speculate that this term would be his last.
For some perspective on Souter’s start on the Court, here’s a great Linda Greenhouse piece from the NYT from July 3, 1992, published at the end of Justice Souter’s second term on the Court.
More, of course, to follow . . .
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Chris Geidner is the award-winning senior political editor at D.C.'s Metro Weekly and has written for The Atlantic Online, The American Prospect, Advocate.com, Salon and other publications, as well as at his blog, Law Dork. In 2011, he received the Excellence in News Writing Award from the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association for his coverage of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" repeal. Prior to moving to D.C. in 2009, he served as an attorney on the senior staff at the Ohio Attorney General's Office and had earlier worked for a leading Columbus law firm. An extended biography can be found
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