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这位76岁的保守派大法官确认将留任下一任期，打消了退休猜测
作者：埃里克·麦克 福克斯新闻
特朗普“已准备好”提名新最高法院大法官
唐纳德·特朗普总统在接受玛丽亚·巴尔蒂罗莫采访时谈到，如果塞缪尔·阿利托或克拉伦斯·托马斯退休，他有可能提名新的最高法院大法官。
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特朗普在深夜社交媒体帖子中，对最高法院大法官塞缪尔·阿利托决定留任法院一职表示庆祝。
特朗普为这位76岁的保守派中坚推迟退休的决定感到高兴之际，中期选举提高了共和党保留参议院多数席位的赌注——而确认任何后续继任者都需要参议院多数支持。
“对我们国家来说是好消息！最高法院大法官塞缪尔·阿利托已宣布将留任下一任期，”特朗普周一晚间在真相社交平台上写道。“他是有史以来最伟大的大法官之一。我们都很幸运！”
阿利托上周证实，他计划在即将到来的任期内继续留在美国最高法院，打消了数月来有关他可能在特朗普仍任总统、共和党仍控制参议院时退休的猜测。
消息人士：阿利托预计本任期不会退休，最高法院席位空缺猜测降温
76岁的塞缪尔·阿利托和78岁的克拉伦斯·托马斯是九人最高法院中年龄最大的两名大法官。（奇普·索莫德维拉/法新社）
“显然，我会留任下一任期，”阿利托在《华尔街日报》发表的采访中说道。
最高法院下一任期将于10月开始，通常会在6月下旬或7月初发布最终判决。目前大法官们正在夏季休庭期。
阿利托和78岁的保守派同僚克拉伦斯·托马斯此前曾面临一些保守派人士要求他们辞职的呼声，这将给特朗普提供最后一次机会，任命第四位终身制最高法院大法官。
特朗普在首个总统任期内任命了另外三位大法官——尼尔·戈萨奇、布雷特·卡瓦诺和艾米·科尼·巴雷特——使最高法院形成6比3的保守派多数优势，自2020年以来该法院作出了一系列重大裁决。
“这并不令人愉快，因为这会让人想起死亡，”阿利托在谈及退休呼吁时对《华尔街日报》表示。“就像，那些秃鹫在上面干什么？它们在飞来飞去。但终身制就是这样。”
特朗普透露已准备多套最高法院大法官人选方案，退休猜测升温
唐纳德·特朗普总统不太可能在2029年1月之前，就克拉伦斯·托马斯或塞缪尔·阿利托的继任者人选进行游说。（奇普·索莫德维拉/联合通讯社/法新社；安德鲁·哈尼克；马特·麦克莱恩/《华盛顿邮报》）
在11月中期选举后，由更年轻的法官替换最高法院中年龄最大的保守派大法官、从而使其可能在法院任职数十年的窗口可能会大幅收窄。
目前共和党在参议院拥有53票对47票的优势，其中包括两名与民主党党团结盟的独立议员。由于最高法院大法官提名需要参议院确认，如果民主党在2026年中期选举中拿下参议院多数席位，将实际上阻止特朗普提名阿利托或其他任何大法官的继任者——尤其是在民主党全体反对其提名的情况下。
民主党需要净增4个席位才能达到51席，从而直接掌控参议院，否则共和党副总统J·D·万斯可以在参议院50比50平局时打破僵局。
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这一现实让阿利托的留任决定显得格外重要。
阿利托生于1950年4月1日，现年76岁，自2006年1月起在最高法院任职，由乔治·W·布什总统提名。他是最高法院中立场最一贯保守的大法官之一。
多年来最高法院披露的关于阿利托健康状况的信息相对较少，这表明他身体状况良好。3月20日，阿利托在费城出席联邦主义者协会活动时出现轻微不适，在安保人员敦促他就医而非驱车约三小时回家后，他因脱水接受了治疗。
他当晚出院，随后接受了医生检查，并于下周一下班返回工作岗位。
美国国家公共广播电台撤回关于塞缪尔·阿利托将从最高法院退休的虚假报道
2020年9月18日，明尼苏达州贝米吉，唐纳德·特朗普总统在贝米吉地区机场的停机坪上，就最高法院大法官露丝·巴德·金斯堡去世的消息回应媒体，此前他刚在当地举行的“伟大美国回归”竞选集会上向支持者发表讲话。（布伦丹·斯米亚洛夫斯基/法新社）
有关阿利托在最高法院任职时长和留任决定的疑问，引出了另一个潜在的关键节点：2028年总统大选。
如果2028年白宫政党易主，阿利托在特朗普任期结束后继续留任，将给保守派带来风险：未来的民主党总统可能会在次年1月提名他的继任者。
这一结果远非定局，还将取决于届时哪个政党控制参议院，但现代政治时代多次出现白宫政党轮替的情况。
1988年以来的七次总统选举中，有六次出现了政党更替，唯一的例外是1988年罗纳德·里根卸任后共和党人乔治·H·W·布什胜选。这一轮更替包括布什之后的比尔·克林顿、乔治·W·布什、巴拉克·奥巴马、特朗普、乔·拜登，再到特朗普再次当选。
对特朗普而言，高龄最高法院大法官留任与否的风险绝非理论上的。
他在首个总统任期内遭遇了可能是最重要的最高法院席位空缺：2020年9月18日，他在明尼苏达州贝米吉的竞选集会上结束演讲后，在机场停机坪上被记者告知自由派大法官露丝·巴德·金斯堡去世的消息。
特朗普称赞林赛·格雷厄姆：这位参议员为卡瓦诺的斗争改变了最高法院历史
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“她刚去世？哇。我之前不知道，”特朗普说道，随后称赞金斯堡是一位“了不起的女性”，度过了“精彩的一生”。
这一消息立刻改变了2020年总统竞选的最后几周局势。
特朗普迅速行动，在金斯堡去世仅8天后，提名当时的法官艾米·科尼·巴雷特接替她的职位。共和党控制的参议院于2020年10月26日以52票对48票确认了巴雷特的提名，距离其提名仅27天，距离选举日仅8天。
在一个四年总统任期内任命三位新大法官是历史上罕见的成就。自理查德·尼克松的首个任期以来，没有哪位总统在一个任期内至少任命三位最高法院大法官。尼克松最终在第二个任期开始前，任命了四位大法官——沃伦·伯格、哈里·布莱克门、刘易斯·鲍威尔和威廉·伦奎斯特。
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特朗普的三项任命继续塑造着他第二任政府期间一些最具影响力的裁决，因此阿利托席位的未来对两党来说都格外重要。
就目前而言，阿利托已做出留任的选择，特朗普也为他欢呼。
本文另有路透社撰稿。
埃里克·麦克是突发新闻记者和撰稿人，周日至周四美国东部时间上午6点至下午2点在岗，尤其关注主导新闻周期的政治、选举、外交和政府相关报道。
Trump cheers Alito staying for another Supreme Court term: ‘One of the greatest of all time’
August 11, 2026 1:43pm EDT / Fox News
The 76-year-old conservative justice confirmed he will remain for another term, batting down retirement speculation
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In a late-night social media post, President Donald Trump celebrated Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s decision to remain on the bench for another term.
Trump’s celebration of the 76-year-old conservative stalwart’s decision to put off retirement comes as the midterms raise the stakes over how long Republicans will retain the Senate majority needed to confirm any eventual successor.
“Great news for our Country! Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has announced that he is staying for another Term,” Trump wrote Monday night on Truth Social. “He is one of the Greatest of All Time. We are all lucky!”
Alito confirmed last week that he plans to remain on the nation’s highest court for its coming term, batting down months of speculation that he could retire while Trump is in the White House and Republicans still control the Senate.
ALITO NOT EXPECTED TO RETIRE THIS TERM, COOLING SUPREME COURT VACANCY SPECULATION: SOURCES
Supreme Court Justices Samuel Alito, 76, and Clarence Thomas, 78, are the two oldest members on the nine-member panel.(Chip Somodevilla/AFP)
“Obviously, I’m here for another term,” Alito said in an interview published by The Wall Street Journal.
The Supreme Court’s next term begins in October and typically concludes with its final opinions in late June or early July. The justices are currently on their summer recess.
Alito and fellow conservative Justice Clarence Thomas, 78, have faced some calls from conservatives to step down, which would give Trump one potential last chance to appoint a fourth Supreme Court justice to the lifetime post.
Trump appointed three others during his first term in office – Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett – giving the court a 6-3 conservative majority that has issued a series of major rulings since 2020.
“It’s not pleasant, in the sense that it’s a reminder of mortality,” Alito told the Journal about the calls to retire. “It’s like, what are those vultures doing up there? They are flying around. But it goes with life tenure.”
TRUMP REVEALS HE HAS MULTI-PICK SCOTUS PLAN READY AS RETIREMENT SPECULATION HEATS UP
President Donald Trump is unlikely to get a chance to pitch Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas or Samuel Alito’s successors before January 2029.(Chip Somodevilla/Pool/AFP; Andrew Harnik; Matt McClain/The Washington Post)
The window to replace one of the court’s oldest conservative justices with a younger jurist who could potentially remain on the bench for decades might narrow considerably after November.
Republicans currently hold a 53-47 Senate advantage, counting the two independents who caucus with Democrats on the Democratic side. Because Supreme Court nominees require Senate confirmation, a Democratic takeover in the 2026 midterms could effectively prevent Trump from replacing Alito — or any other justice — with a nominee opposed by a unified Democratic majority.
Democrats would need a net gain of four seats to reach 51 and take outright control, with Republican Vice President JD Vance otherwise positioned to break a 50-50 tie.
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That reality places unusual weight on Alito’s decision to remain.
Alito was born April 1, 1950, making him 76, and has served on the Supreme Court since January 2006 after being nominated by President George W. Bush. He is one of the court’s most consistently conservative members.
The court has disclosed relatively little about Alito’s health over the years, signaling he remains in good health. Alito did have a minor incident while attending a Federalist Society event in Philadelphia on March 20, being treated for dehydration after his security detail urged him to see a doctor rather than make the roughly three-hour drive home.
He was released that night, was subsequently examined by his physician and returned to work the following Monday.
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President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he reacts to the news of the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the tarmac of Bemidji Regional Airport after addressing supporters during a “Great American Comeback” rally in Bemidji, Minn., on Sept. 18, 2020.(Brendan Smialowski/AFP)
Questions about Alito’s longevity on the bench and decision to stay introduces another potential inflection point: the 2028 presidential election.
If the White House changes parties in 2028, Alito remaining beyond Trump’s term carries the risk for conservatives that a future Democratic president could nominate his successor the following January.
That outcome is far from predetermined, and subject to whatever party controls the Senate, but the modern political era has repeatedly seen the White House swing between parties.
In six of the seven elections since 1988 that produced a new president, control of the presidency also changed parties — the lone exception being Republican George H.W. Bush’s victory after Ronald Reagan in 1988. That run includes the succession from Bush to Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Trump, Joe Biden and back to Trump.
For Trump, the stakes surrounding an aging Supreme Court justice are hardly theoretical.
He confronted perhaps the most consequential Supreme Court vacancy of his first presidency on Sept. 18, 2020, when reporters informed him on an airport tarmac after a campaign rally in Bemidji, Minnesota, that liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had died.
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“She just died? Wow. I didn’t know that,” Trump said before praising Ginsburg as an “amazing woman” who had led an “amazing life.”
The timing immediately transformed the final weeks of the 2020 presidential campaign.
Trump moved quickly to select then-Judge Amy Coney Barrett to replace Ginsburg – just eight days after her death – and the Republican-controlled Senate confirmed Barrett on Oct. 26, 2020, by a 52-48 vote, just 27 days after her nomination, eight days before Election Day.
Landing three new justices during a single four-year presidential term was a historically rare achievement. Not since Richard Nixon’s first term had a president placed at least three new members on the Supreme Court in one term. Nixon ultimately placed four — Warren Burger, Harry Blackmun, Lewis Powell and William Rehnquist — on the court before beginning his second term.
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Trump’s three appointments have continued to shape some of the most consequential rulings of his second administration, making the future of Alito’s seat particularly significant for both parties.
For now, Alito has made his choice to stay active, with Trump is cheering him on.
Reuters contributed to this report.
Eric Mack is a breaking news reporter and writer Sunday through Thursday, 6 a.m. ET to 2 p.m. ET, with a particular interest in stories that lead the news cycle on politics, elections, foreign affairs and government.
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