~~~ Justice Stevens is my favorite Justice.
He is 85 and now in charge.
Click HERE to see an earlier--- and now important--- article on a
recent spreech he gave.
~ ~ ~TP
He is 85 and now in charge.
Click HERE to see an earlier--- and now important--- article on a
recent spreech he gave.
~ ~ ~TP
"Rehnquist's Death Puts Stevens in Charge"
By ANNE GEARAN , Associated Press Writer
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The death of Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist leaves the court's oldest member, 85-year-old liberal Justice John Paul Stevens, temporarily in charge.
Stevens, although chosen for the court by a Republican president, has emerged as the court's most liberal member.
Stevens, although chosen for the court by a Republican president, has emerged as the court's most liberal member.
That is due more to the court's gradual shift rightward under the leadership of the conservative Rehnquist than to changes in Stevens' own philosophy.
Small, acerbic and dapper in a bow tie, Stevens has a quiet and genial manner on and off the bench.
He is less likely to badger lawyers who argue before the court than some of his colleagues, and often says little during oral arguments.
He speaks in public infrequently, and is not the constant presence at arts performances or charity functions frequented by some of his colleagues.
He lives part-time in Florida, and spends his off-hours playing competitive duplicate bridge and tennis.
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