Rumors have swirled that the U.S. Supreme Court’s two most conservative-aligned members may retire soon in a bid to allow President Donald Trump to appoint another originalist, conservative-aligned justice while he still has a Republican majority in the U.S. Senate. According to multiple reports, however, neither of the long-serving justices has any plans to step down.
Fox News reported late last week that Justice Samuel Alito intends to remain on the Supreme Court, while ABC News confirmed that Justice Clarence Thomas is also unlikely to retire. Thomas, who was appointed by President George H.W. Bush to succeed Thurgood Marshall, has served on the bench for nearly 35 years, while Alito, who was appointed by George W. Bush to succeed Sandra Day O’Connor, has served for over 20 years. The two are the court’s longest-serving members, along with Chief Justice John Roberts, another appointee of George W. Bush, who succeeded William Rehnquist and has served 124 days longer than Alito.
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