Ruth Bader Ginsburg Has No Interest in Retiring

[kpete]

… “Now I happen to be the oldest,” the 81-year-old justice said in the tone of a person who has answered a whole lot of questions about her possible retirement plans. Sitting in her Supreme Court chambers on a dreary afternoon in late January, she added, “But John Paul Stevens didn’t step down until he was 90.”…

She’s spent much of her life being the first woman doing one thing or another, and when it comes to the retirement question, she has only one predecessor to contemplate — her friend Sandra Day O’Connor, the first female Supreme Court justice, who left the bench at 75 to spend more time with her husband, John, who was suffering from Alzheimer’s disease.

“She and John were going to do all the outdoorsy things they liked to do,” Ginsburg recalled. But John O’Connor’s condition deteriorated so swiftly that her plans never worked out. Soon, Ginsburg said, “John was in such bad shape that she couldn’t keep him at home.”

O’Connor has kept busy — speaking, writing, hearing cases on a court of appeals and pursuing a project to expand civics education. But it’s not the same as being the swing vote on the United States Supreme Court. “I think she knows that when she left that term, every 5-4 decision when I was in the minority, I would have been in the majority if she’d stayed,” Ginsburg said…

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/22/opinion/sunday/gail-collins-ruth-bader-ginsburg-has-no-interest-in-retiring.html



interesting tidbit:

'What makes this harder,’ O’Connor told Souter, ‘is that it’s my party that’s destroying the country.’ ”

http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/249961-5-takeaways-from-toobin-book-on-roberts-obama
http://www.balloon-juice.com/2015/02/22/open-thread-unsinkable-women/

[Omaha Steve]

1. Good!!!

[Autumn]

2. Hang in there dear Lady. May you live to be 110, retire then, make a road trip to piss on Scalias

Thomas's and Sandra's graves.

[Romeo.lima333]

3. unless she hangs in there and dies while a republicon is the president

she needs to go while a "dem" potus is able to pick her replacement.

[Autumn]

5. No she doesn't need to go while a "dem" potus is able to pick her replacement.

She can go when she chooses to go, not a moment before.

http://www.usnews.com/opinion/blogs/jamie-stiehm/2014/04/16/anita-tells-of-joe-bidens-forgotten-role-in-confirming-clarence-thomas

[AZ Progressive]

15. Yep, and ignore the probable reality....

As they say, organizing Democrats is like trying to herd cats...

And we wonder why the Republicans win...

[Romeo.lima333]

18. she needs to choose to go now (imo) not because of her gender (in case that's a concern) but b/c

Ginsburg was diagnosed with colon cancer in 1999 and underwent surgery followed by chemotherapy and radiation therapy. During the process, she did not miss a day on the bench.[39] On February 5, 2009, she again underwent surgery related to pancreatic cancer.[40] Ginsburg's tumor was discovered at an early stage.[40] She was released from a New York City hospital, eight days after the surgery and heard oral arguments again four days later.

On September 24, 2009, Ginsburg was hospitalized in Washington DC for lightheadedness following an outpatient treatment for iron deficiency and was released the following day

and b/c
born March 15, 1933

obviously she'll go when she wants

[former9thward]

8. You do know that Ginsberg spends the holidays with the Scalia's don't you?

They are also tennis partners. They are very good friends so I doubt she will be doing what you want.

[Autumn]

9. Yes but that's my wish for her and the fantasy is for me

[Gothmog]

4. RBG is amazing

[LiberalAndProud]

6. I kind of hold a grudge against Sandra Day O'Connor, too.

Samuel Alito: I blame that on her. 'nuff said.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

7. Good. She's the best one serving.

[AtomicKitten]

10. RBG's recovery from pancreatic cancer is spectacular.

She is a wisp of a woman, fueled now almost entirely by sass. She's a treasured liberal icon and I hope she lives forever.

[Agnosticsherbet]

11. She is the best justice on the court.

My only regret is that she was not made Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Unfortunately, Bush's first choice of a qualified judges were John Roberts, Harriet Miers, and Samuel Alito.

I hope she serves another 20 years. She is Bill Clinton's greatest legacy.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

13. True dat. It's certainly not Bill's welfare reform measures, intl trade agmts, DOMA, Wall Street (de)regulations, "Era of Big Govt is dead" overhauls...(should I go on?).

[Agnosticsherbet]

14. It was his appointment, and she has been one hell of a legacy.

We need more like her.

Come 2016, we will see who gets the chance.

[Romeo.lima333]

19. NAFTA

[Romeo.lima333]

20. deregulation of the radio industy

that's why clear (cut)channel owns almost all of it

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

12. Wow, Ginsburg in the majority, that wudda been (will be?) such sweet music 2 my ears. Sadly, not yet.

[Snarkoleptic]

16. RBG has move vim and vigor than many half her age.

The reports of her fierce defense of our rights, pushup regimen and frequent all-nighters with the "hot pen" put me in awe.
There are giants among us and she is one!

[hifiguy]

17. Good health and long life to Justice Ginsburg.

She is a national treasure.