Justice 250 event in SD July 2 / Scotus speculation

As reported on At The Lectern, Justice 250 is a special event coming to the flight deck of the USS Midway Museum on Thursday, July 2, 2026, featuring Chief Justice Guerrero and Ninth Circuit Judge McKeown.

Bloomberg Law has Judges Jockey for Potential Trump Supreme Court Appointment

• Retirement speculation, which typically comes at the end of each Supreme Court term in June, has been focused on 77-year-old Justices Clarence Thomas and 76-year-old Samuel Alito. The men, considered the two most conservative justices, haven’t publicly announced their future plans.
• Solicitor General John Sauer and Judge Andrew Oldham of the Fifth Circuit have been discussed as potential candidates for the Supreme Court
• Judge James Ho on the Fifth Circuit has also been floated
• Other names include Judges Neomi Rao and Gregory Katsas on the DC Circuit, Judge Patrick Bumatay on the Ninth Circuit, Judge Steven Menashi on the Second Circuit, and Judge Amul Thapar on the Sixth Circuit.

Law.com has Kannon Shanmugam Talks Davis Polk Move, the Supreme Court’s Shrinking Docket and Appellate Strategy