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Article: Chief justice Scalia? Rehnquist illness sparks rumors.(Antonin Scalia)
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- Church & State
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- March 1, 2005
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Rumors are circulating in Washington that Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia may have his eye on a promotion--to chief justice.
The current chief justice, William H. Rehnquist, suffers from thyroid cancer, and it is widely believed he will soon step down. That move will give President George W. Bush two slots to fill--he'll have to decide which justice will move up to chief and then replace that person. (Bush could name a new chief justice from outside the court, but that is considered unlikely.)
Some justices can safely be considered out of the running. John Paul Stevens is 84 years old and a liberal. Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen G. Breyer were ...