Another Supreme Court Vacancy? By Dan Spencer | 7:30 PM on November 12, 2016 The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of RedState.com. Three pieces of information have some saying Supreme Court Justice Kennedy is planning to retire next year. The events were highlighted in a tweet by Adam Liptak, Supreme Court reporter for The New York Times: Advertisement Kennedy skips Salzburg, slows clerk hiring and sets early reunion, suggesting retirement. #Scotus statement to @davidlat seems to rebut. https://t.co/luBNfPD7YX — Adam Liptak (@adamliptak) November 11, 2016 The Salzburg reference is to McGeorge Law’s Summer Program in Salzburg, Austria. At Above the Law, David Lat reports that upon hearing this rumor a few weeks ago he checked his sources and determined that there wasn’t sufficient substance to merit a story about it the rumor. But after the Donald Trump won the presidential election, and after two former clerks to Justice Scalia, Ed Whelan and Ian Samuel, tweeted about the possibility of another vacancy on the Supreme Court, Dat checked with the Supreme Court’s Public Information Office. A spokesperson for the Court told the following: Justice Kennedy is in the process of hiring clerks for 2017. The Justice didn’t go to Salzburg this past summer because it conflicted with some plans with his family, but he is scheduled to return to teach there in 2017. The reunion is scheduled for the end of this Term because the Justice’s law clerks wanted to hold it during the Justice’s 80th year to mark his birthday. Advertisement That convinced Lat that the rumor was just that. But Lat does point out that it is possible that Justice Kennedy actually is planning to retire next year, but doesn’t want the world to know just yet. With Justices Ginsburg and Kennedy in their 80’s and Justice Breyer in his late 70’s, any of them might leave the Court during the Trump Presidency. Share Post A California farm boy, RedState senior contributing editor based in South Florida, family guy, retired lawyer, and RedState member since 2004. Read more by Dan Spencer Tags: ANTHONY KENNEDY RUTH BADER GINSBURG STEPHEN BREYER SUPREME COURT Recommended WATCH: ASU Senior Is Triggered After Learning Her Arrest During Pro-Hamas Protests Has Consequences Becca Lower This Video May Explain Part of the Reason Joe Biden Seems Clueless on the Economy Nick Arama Biden's Handler Messes Up and Fails to Cover Him As His Stilted Walk to Helicopter Is Exposed Nick Arama Let's Talk (If We Can) About Antisemitism and Free Speech Susie Moore Elon Musk Defends Trump, Gives Robert De Niro a Straight-Up Schooling for His TDS Nick Arama Joe Biden's Medal of Freedom Ceremony Goes South As His Brain Fries and He Slurs Uncontrollably Bonchie Join the conversation as a VIP Member Login to Leave a Comment Trending on RedState Videos Advertisement Trending 1 WATCH: ASU Senior Is Triggered After Learning Her Arrest During Pro-Hamas Protests Has Consequences 2 This Video May Explain Part of the Reason Joe Biden Seems Clueless on the Economy 3 Biden's Handler Messes Up and Fails to Cover Him As His Stilted Walk to Helicopter Is Exposed 4 Let's Talk (If We Can) About Antisemitism and Free Speech 5 Elon Musk Defends Trump, Gives Robert De Niro a Straight-Up Schooling for His TDS Chinese Court Sentences Man to Jail Time for Affair With Wife of Soldier Ward Clark Crackdowns on Pro-Hamas Demonstrations Are Not a Free Speech Issue Jeff Charles 'Still a Big Issue': Jim Jordan Predicts 'Urban Crime' Will Have 'Electoral Consequences' for Biden Mike Miller HOT TAKES: Joe Biden, Actor Mark Hamill Mocked Into Next Week Over Creepy Star Wars Video Bob Hoge Former Police Chief Jailed for Alleged Sexual Assault at Pennsylvania Rehab Center Jeff Charles Racial Bias in Gun Permits? Not-So-Shocking Findings Reveal Unequal Treatment in New Jersey Jeff Charles Advertisement