Justice Kennedy Says he is Staying on The Court Until After Obama's First Term Ends

Supreme Court Justice Kennedy told friends and relatives he plans on sticking around for at least another couple of years, through Obama's current term.

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"President Obama may get liberal Elena Kagan on the Supreme Court, but conservative swing-voter Anthony Kennedy says he's not going anywhere anytime soon.

Justice Kennedy, who turns 74 this month, has told relatives and friends he plans to stay on the high court for at least three more years - through the end of Obama's first term, sources said.

That means Kennedy will be around to provide a fifth vote for the court's conservative bloc through the 2012 presidential election. If Obama loses, Kennedy could retire and expect a Republican President to choose a conservative justice."