2026年4月17日 美国东部时间下午5:23 / 福克斯新闻
总统特朗普在最高法院退休猜测升温之际表示，他“准备好”任命多达三名最高法院大法官
作者：亚历克·舍梅尔、阿什利·奥利弗、香农·布里姆 | 福克斯新闻
多名消息人士透露，最高法院大法官塞缪尔·阿利托预计不会在本任期内辞职，且已为即将到来的新任期雇佣了全部四名法律助理，尽管此前有猜测称这位最高法院大法官正在考虑退休。
一位消息人士告诉福克斯新闻数字频道：“阿利托不会在本任期内辞职，目前正在为下一任期招聘剩余的助理。”另有两名消息人士向福克斯新闻证实，阿利托不会在本任期内退休，本任期将持续至10月新的最高法院开庭期开始。
大法官们通常会提前两到三年招聘助理，不过这一招聘过程并不一定能反映大法官的退休计划。
在阿利托 reportedly 不打算辞职的消息传出前，唐纳德·特朗普总统在接受福克斯商业频道玛丽亚·巴蒂罗莫采访时表示，如果出现空缺席位，他“准备好”任命多达三名最高法院大法官。特朗普补充说，他心中已有一份提名候选人的简短名单，但未提及任何姓名。
特朗普透露已准备好多套最高法院大法官提名方案，退休猜测升温
2022年10月7日，美国最高法院大法官塞缪尔·阿利托在华盛顿特区。（亚历克斯·王/盖蒂图片社）
“理论上来说，他们告诉我是两到三名——如果你看看统计数据，可能是两名，也可能是三名，还可能是一名，”特朗普对巴蒂罗莫说，“我不清楚。但我已经准备好这么做了。不过当你提到阿利托时，他是一位非常出色的大法官。”
特朗普表示，他认为阿利托“身体状况非常好”，并称赞他“是我们这个时代最伟大的大法官之一”，而阿利托在大多数备受关注的案件中都与他立场一致。
“阿利托大法官是一位令人难以置信的大法官，”特朗普说。
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2019年7月23日，华盛顿白宫椭圆形办公室，唐纳德·特朗普总统在宣誓国防部长马克·埃斯珀的仪式结束后与最高法院大法官塞缪尔·阿利托打招呼。（贾宾·博茨福德/《华盛顿邮报》）
有关76岁的阿利托可能退休的猜测有所升温，原因包括他的年龄、在最高法院任职已达20年，以及有猜测称他可能希望在即将到来的中期选举前，确保由当前由共和党掌控的参议院确认一位保守派继任者。前总统乔治·W·布什于2005年提名阿利托进入美国最高法院。
上月有消息称阿利托在联邦主义者协会晚宴上突发不适后接受了脱水治疗，这进一步加剧了相关猜测。最高法院发言人当时澄清称，这位大法官“已接受全面检查”并迅速返回岗位。
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最高法院大法官克拉伦斯·托马斯现年77岁，比阿利托还大一岁，且同样在任多年，但他的退休猜测却较少。托马斯已在最高法院担任保守派核心人物超过30年，是历史上任职时间第二长的大法官。
唐纳德·特朗普总统与最高法院大法官克拉伦斯·托马斯（中）和塞缪尔·阿利托（盖蒂图片社）
参议院司法委员会主席、爱荷华州共和党人查克·格拉斯利本周早些时候对记者表示，如果阿利托退休，他将推荐德克萨斯州共和党参议员特德·克鲁兹或犹他州共和党参议员迈克·李作为顶级候选人。格拉斯利表示，他希望阿利托不要辞职，但称其委员会“已做好充分准备”，在中期选举前完成大法官提名的审批程序。
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参议院多数党领袖、南达科他州共和党人约翰·图恩周二对记者表示，共和党多数党能够迅速填补最高法院的空缺席位。
“这是我们这里始终需要做好准备的应急情况。如果真的发生这种情况，是的，我们已经准备好进行确认，”图恩说。
福克斯新闻的比尔·米尔斯为本报道贡献了内容。
Alito not expected to retire this term, cooling Supreme Court vacancy speculation: sources
April 17, 2026 5:23pm EDT / Fox News
President Trump said amid SCOTUS retirement speculation he is ‘prepared’ to appoint up to three Supreme Court justices
By Alec Schemmel, Ashley Oliver, Shannon Bream, Fox News
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is not expected to step down this term and has already hired all four law clerks for the upcoming annual term despite speculation the high court justice was weighing retirement, multiple sources said.
Alito “is not stepping down this term and is in the process of hiring the rest of his clerks for the next term,” a source told Fox News Digital. Two other sources told Fox News that Alito is not retiring this term, which lasts until the Supreme Court’s new year kicks off in October.
Justices tend to hire their clerks two to three years in advance, although that process is not necessarily indicative of a justice’s retirement plans.
The revelation that Alito is reportedly not planning to step down comes after President Donald Trump told Fox Business’ Maria Bartiromo he is “prepared” to appoint up to three Supreme Court justices if vacancies arise. Trump added he has a shortlist of nominees in mind, though he did not mention any names.
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U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Samuel Alito Oct. 7, 2022, in Washington, D.C.(Alex Wong/Getty Images)
“In theory, it’s two or three, they tell me — if you just read statistics — it could be two, could be three, could be one,” Trump told Bartiromo. “I don’t know. I’m prepared to do it. But when you mention Alito, he is a great justice.”
Trump said he thinks Alito, who has sided with him on most high-profile cases, is “in very good physical health” and called him “one of the great justices of our time.”
“Justice Alito is an unbelievable justice,” Trump said.
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President Donald J. Trump greets Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Samuel Alito as he departs from a ceremony to swear in Secretary of Defense Mark Esper in the Oval Office at the White House July 23, 2019, in Washington.(Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)
Rumors about Alito, 76, potentially retiring have grown because of his age, his two-decade tenure on the bench and speculation that he may want to make sure a conservative successor is confirmed by the current Republican-led Senate before the upcoming midterm elections. Former President George W. Bush nominated him for the nation’s highest court in 2005.
The rumors were further fueled when it was revealed Alito was treated last month for dehydration after becoming ill at a Federalist Society dinner. A Supreme Court spokesperson clarified at the time that the justice was “thoroughly checked” and quickly returned to the bench.
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Justice Clarence Thomas, an appointee of President George H. W. Bush, has drawn less retirement speculation despite being one year older than Alito at 77 and in his own lengthy tenure. Thomas has been a conservative fixture on the court for more than three decades and holds a record as the second-longest serving justice in history.
President Donald Trump and Supreme Court justices Clarence Thomas, center, and Samuel Alito(Getty Images)
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, told reporters earlier this week he would recommend Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, or Mike Lee, R-Utah, as top candidates if Alito were to retire. Grassley said he hoped Alito would not step down but said his committee is “fully prepared” to process a nominee before the midterm elections.
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Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., told reporters Tuesday the GOP majority would be able to fill a Supreme Court vacancy quickly.
“That’s a contingency I think around here you always have to be prepared for. And if that were to happen, yes, we would be prepared to confirm,” Thune said.
Fox News’ Bill Mears contributed to this report.
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