O'Connor reportedly retires

[Douglas Laycock]

My dim recollection is that Earl Warren tried it and it backfired
politically. 


Douglas Laycock
University of Texas Law School
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By trying to make her resignation only effective upon the confirmation
of her successor, O'Connor appears to be trying to keep a Court of 9
even if the replacement process is protacted.  Has this been done
before?  Has she really resigned so that the nomination and confirmation
can proceed?  What if she doesn't like who the process produces and
refuses to resign?

Michael J. Zimmer
Professor of Law
Seton Hall Law School
One Newark Center
Newark, NJ 07102
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The text of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's letter of resignation:


      ''This is to inform you of my decision to retire from my position
as
      an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States,
      effective upon the nomination and confirmation of my successor. It
      has been a great privilege indeed to have served as a member of
the
      court for 24 terms. I will leave it with enormous respect for the
      integrity of the court and its role under our constitutional
      structure.''


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 For those who haven't seen it yet, multiple news sources are reporting
that Justice O'Connor has announced her retirement.


 Trevor W. Morrison
 Assistant Professor of Law
 Cornell Law School
 116 Myron Taylor Hall
 Ithaca, NY 14853
 607-255-9023





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