Anthony Kennedy to retire from Supreme Court
Posted On: Jun. 27, 2018 1:35 PM CST
Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy announced he is retiring from the U.S. high court, effective July 31.
President Ronald Reagan nominated him to be an associate justice, and he took his oath of office on Feb. 18, 1988.
“It has been the greatest honor and privilege to serve our nation in the federal judiciary for 43 years, 30 of those years on the Supreme Court,” Justice Kennedy said in a statement on Wednesday. Before the appointment, he had been a judge on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Justice Kennedy was the high court’s swing vote on major cases involving abortion, affirmative action, provisions of the Affordable Care Act, voting rights, gay marriage and immigration.