Justice Samuel Alito considered retiring this year but decided to stay on
Justice Samuel Alito considered retiring from the Supreme Court at the end of the last term but decided against it. There had been speculation about whether he might step down this year. Alito stated he would remain on the Court regardless of the outcome of the upcoming midterm elections, saying a Democratic Senate victory would not prompt him to leave.
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2 developments- Oct 2Alito: 'I thought about' retiring at end of last term
- Oct 5Supreme Court’s Alito Says Democratic Senate Win Won’t Prompt Him to Retire
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