Supreme Court Justice Steps Down
By: RNS
Updated: May 1, 2009
The White House will be looking through its files and doing the vetting process for a new U.S. Supreme Court justice.
David Souter says he's ready to retire after nearly 20 years on the bench.
An announcement that he is preparing to step down could come today.
His departure will pave the way for President Obama to make his first appointment to the high court.
Souter was appointed to the court by former President George H.W. Bush.







