What happens when Chief Justice Rehnquist decides to hang up his robes?
By Paul M. Weyrich web posted May 26, 2003 I was in a meeting recently where a well-known journalist insisted that the White House had received what they consider to be a clear signal that Chief Justice William Rehnquist is going to retire. I challenged that assertion, but the journalist insisted that the White House was preparing for a confirmation fight later this year. Then, earlier this month, I attended a social gathering where a well-known jurist said he had attended a meeting with people who are supposedly in the know about such things. There were those in attendance at that meeting who believed that Sandra Day O’Connor is a shoo-in for chief justice on the grounds she could be confirmed by this otherwise recalcitrant United States Senate. I often wonder where some people get their information. First, friends of Chief Justice Rehnquist say that if he is planning to retire then he certainly is keeping it a deep, dark secret. Even relatives of his say he has given no indication of
