Trey Gowdy will not be running for re-election. He has instead decided to make a return to the justice system.
Some people have begun to wonder if Gowdy might be able to obtain a more important title. The title? Supreme Court Justice.
In his statement, Gowdy explained “I will not be filing for re-election to Congress nor seeking any other political or elected office. (I)nstead I will be returning to the justice system. Whatever skills I may have are better utilized in a courtroom than in Congress, and I enjoy our justice system more than our political system.”
The very same day that Gowdy made the announcement that he would be leaving Congress and politics in general, a seat on the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals became vacant. Judge Dennis W. Shedd serves in the Richmond, Virginia-based federal court. Shedd took senior status on Wednesday, which means that he is leaving active service, but he will still intervene in some cases.
Gowdy spent timing serving as a state solicitor and a federal prosecutor prior to being elected to Congress. On top of that, people have been buzzing that Gowdy may possibly be a potential nominee to the federal bench. National Review Online’s Dan McLaughlin reported that if Trey Gowdy is to become a federal judge, he might just have a chance at being nominated to the Supreme Court eventually.
McLaughlin stated, “Don’t be surprised if Gowdy is Trump’s pick to replace Shedd for a life-tenured position (and maybe an outside shot someday at the Supreme Court).”
Americans would love to see him there …
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