cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/44407468
Chief Justice John Roberts warned against personal attacks on the judiciary, telling an audience Tuesday that while criticism of opinions is fair game, “personally directed hostility” is dangerous and must stop.
Roberts did not mention Donald Trump by name and, as he so often does, he went out of his way to stress that the attacks he was referring to were coming from “not just any one political perspective.” However, the chief justice’s admonishment came weeks after Trump said that justices who ruled against his sweeping tariffs were an “embarrassment to their families.”
When Roberts retires, who is in line to replace him as chief justice?
Probably kid rock or Joe Rogan.
Anyone can be nominated, so it depends entirely on who is President at the time.
Roberts himself was (briefly) a nominee for associate justice when William Rehnquist died, but Bush pulled that nomination and put his name in for chief instead. So it doesn’t even have to be a current Supreme Court Justice who replaces him.
Coney Barrett, she trialed one case. So we can expect Pam Blondi.
In this timeline? Trump.
Chief Justice has been considered a separate slot for nomination purposes as of the late 19th century, so when he retires or croaks, the job will come open. Sometimes the then-president nominates one of the existing justices and backfills, but it’s completely possible, as @radix@lemmy.world says, to directly nominate the new person for chief justice; it’s actually pretty common to do so.