Washington Post
Jul. 7, 2003 12:00 AM
WASHINGTON - Those who may still be wondering whether Supreme Court Justice
Sandra Day O'Connor has any plans to retire from the court can breathe a bit
easier: The 73-year-old justice has offered her clearest public indication yet
that she plans to remain at her post.
O'Connor replied, "Well, I assume so," when George Stephanopoulos
asked her on Sunday's broadcast of ABC's This Week whether her silence on the
issue of retirement means she will be on the court for at least the next term,
which begins Oct. 6. O'Connor, who grew up in Arizona, has been the focus of
retirement rumors since November 2000, when stories surfaced that her husband,
John, told friends on Election Night that she was frustrated at the prospect
of a victory by Vice President Al Gore, as she hoped to retire under a Republican
president.
But when Stephanopoulos asked her whether those stories had been true, O'Connor
replied, "No, sir."
O'Connor and Justice Stephen Breyer spoke with Stephanopoulos on Friday in Philadelphia.
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