There’s been lots of speculation today that Justice John Paul Stevens will retire from the Supreme Court in 2010, based on his hiring: He usually hires all four of his clerks a year ahead of time, but has only hired one clerk (retired judges are permitted to hire one clerk) for the fall 2010 term. “I look forward to a Supreme Court confirmation battle on the eve of the 2010 elections,” says Curt Levey of the Committee for Justice.
