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. 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 Ted Cruz Leaves Colin Allred's Campaign in Shambles With Masterful Debate Performance Bonchie 'Running Out of Time': Shades of 2019 at Kamala Harris' Pennsylvania HQ As Panic Sets in Sister Toldjah WATCH: Low IQ Hamas Supporter Gets Lesson in Geopolitics After Piously Tearing Down 'Israeli' Flags Teri Christoph Biden's Brain Goes South As He Tries to Sell Us on Kamala and Accidentally Proves How Unfit She Is Nick Arama SURPRISE: The FBI Just Stealth-Edited Its Violent Crime Rate, Blows Up Democrat and Press Narrative Bonchie Fake 'Neo-Nazi MAGA Supporters' Try to Crash Trump Boat Parade, Taste Epic Humiliation Bob Hoge Join the conversation as a VIP Member Login to Leave a Comment Trending on RedState Videos Advertisement Trending 1 Ted Cruz Leaves Colin Allred's Campaign in Shambles With Masterful Debate Performance 2 'Running Out of Time': Shades of 2019 at Kamala Harris' Pennsylvania HQ As Panic Sets in 3 WATCH: Low IQ Hamas Supporter Gets Lesson in Geopolitics After Piously Tearing Down 'Israeli' Flags 4 Biden's Brain Goes South As He Tries to Sell Us on Kamala and Accidentally Proves How Unfit She Is 5 SURPRISE: The FBI Just Stealth-Edited Its Violent Crime Rate, Blows Up Democrat and Press Narrative Wednesday Morning Minute Susie Moore UPDATE: Jacqui Heinrich Drops Bombshell New Info on Afghan Migrant Who Planned Election Day Terror Attack Teri Christoph The Left Just Proved How Radical They've Become With Some Bizarre Fearmongering Brandon Morse California Paid for Sex Change Surgery of Multi-Murderer - Kamala Harris Calls It 'an Issue of Humanity' Jim Thompson Could These Three Powerful Conservative Movies Make the Difference in the Presidential Election? Bob Hoge Fox News' 'The Faulkner Focus' Hosts a Women-Only Trump Town Hall in Battleground Georgia Jennifer Oliver O'Connell Advertisement