Effective July 31, President Trump will be able to replace the high court’s pivotal moderate.
By Andrew Kirell
President Trump will get his second Supreme Court pick, starting this summer.
Supreme
Court Justice Anthony Kennedy on Wednesday announced that he will
retire, effective July 31, after serving three decades on the highest
court.
“It has been the greatest honor and privilege to serve our
nation in the federal judiciary for 43 years, 30 of those years on the
Supreme Court,” Kennedy said in a statement.
According to the court’s press release, the justice “added that while
his family was willing for him to continue to serve, his decision to
step aside was based on his deep desire to spend more time with them.”
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Source: The Daily Beast
Statement from the White House
Today, we thank Justice Anthony M. Kennedy for his thirty years of distinguished service on the Supreme Court of the United States. In 1987, President Reagan nominated him to the Court, and he was swiftly confirmed without opposition. A Californian—like the President who appointed him—Justice Kennedy is a true man of letters. During his tenure on the Court, he authored landmark opinions in every significant area of constitutional law, most notably on equal protection under the law, the separation of powers, and the First Amendment’s guarantees of freedom of speech and religion.
Justice Kennedy has been a tireless voice for individual rights and the Founders’ enduring vision of limited government. His words have left an indelible mark not only on this generation, but on the fabric of American history.
Source: The White House, Office of the Press Secretary
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