SCOTUS Justices 2017-2021 under Clinton or Trump

[Kingpoleon]

Who do you think will retire or die/join the Supreme Court?

My predictions:
Clinton:
2017: GARLAND
2017: Stephen Breyer; replaced by: Lloyd Doggett
2018(DEATH): Ginsburg; replaced by: Benjamin Chandler
2019: Anthony Kennedy; replaced by: James Letten


Trump:
2017: Scalia, Ken Cuccinelli
2018: John Roberts, Risa Vetri Ferman
2018(DEATH): Ginsburg; replaced by Booth Goodwin
2019: Anthony Kennedy; replaced by Brian Sandoval

[Orser67]

I'd expect Breyer and Ginsburg to both retire during Clinton's first term, especially if Democrats win control of the Senate in 2016. I think Clinton would name Garland (if necessary), a woman (Millett, Kelly, or Nguyen, replacing Ginsburg), and Srinivasan (replacing Breyer) to the court. I expect Ketanji Brown Jackson to be "promoted" to the appellate courts and then possibly be a Supreme Court candidate in Clinton's second term.

No idea what would happen if Trump wins.

[Heisenberg]

I really can't see the court being packed with elected politicians. Probably judges from lower courts, and/or former district attorneys. And it's extremely likely that both sides will want to shift the court as close to them as possible.

[BuckeyeNut]

I really can't see the court being packed with elected politicians. Probably judges from lower courts, and/or former district attorneys. And it's extremely likely that both sides will want to shift the court as close to them as possible.

You do realize that would be a return to normalcy, in many ways?

[Kingpoleon]

I really can't see the court being packed with elected politicians. Probably judges from lower courts, and/or former district attorneys. And it's extremely likely that both sides will want to shift the court as close to them as possible.

Booth Goodwin was never an elected politician. Besides that, each list of mine only has one current elected official.

[Heisenberg]

I really can't see the court being packed with elected politicians. Probably judges from lower courts, and/or former district attorneys. And it's extremely likely that both sides will want to shift the court as close to them as possible.

Booth Goodwin was never an elected politician. Besides that, each list of mine only has one current elected official.

I'm sorry. I got Booth mixed up with Carte. And Carte was never even elected to anything (to my knowledge). For some reason I had it in my mind that Carte Goodwin was elected to some minor statewide office before his appointment, but he was just a staffer, I think. And yeah, it used to be that SCOTUS judges were formerly in elected positions (Earl Warren is one example), though not so much lately. (It could change). I can see some like Sandoval (and former AG's) being appointed. John Bel Edwards, Lloyd Doggett, those I can't see being appointed, but it all depends on the circumstances (like who they replace, Senate control, etc.). Bel Edwards is too liberal, I think for a Republican appointment (but you never know a with Trump). Anyway, I see future appointments being mostly judges from lower courts (including state courts) and state AG's. I'll post my predictions later. I need to do a little more research and thinking.

[Mr. Smith]

WI: Clinton/trup end up like Jimmy Carter and screwed out of the opportunity because Ginsburg lives to 2021